Supreme Court of Illinois

In a suit seeking reimbursement of skilled nursing care services provided to defendant's employee, reversal of the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed and the matter remanded to the circuit court where: 1) the "main purpose" or "leading object" rule is the rule for determining whether a promise to pay the debt of another is removed from the statute of frauds; and 2) whether a suretyship was created and a determination of the "main purpose" or "leading object" of defendant's promise are fact questions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/01/2007
• Published 11/01/2007

Judges

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy L. Bertschy, Karen L. Kendall, Brad A. Elward, Mark D. Hansen and Gregory J. Rastatter, of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• William R. Kohlhase, of Miller, Hall & Triggs, Peoria, for appellee.