Goldfarb v. Bautista Concrete, Inc.

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Standing
Citation
Case Number: 
2019 IL App (1st) 172968
Decision Date: 
Friday, March 22, 2019
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 6th Div,
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
CUNNINGHAM

Plaintiff filed complaint alleging breach of implied warranty of good workmanship and of habitability, breach of contract, and negligence, as to a residential construction project.Court properly granted Defendant's motion for summary judgment; as Plaintiff was not the property owner, although he resided there, he lacked standing to bring the suit. Although Plaintiff made financial contributions toward the project, those were contributions to the property owner (Plaintiff's father), not to the Defendant subcontractor. Thus, Plaintiff is a stranger to the transaction between the general contractor and the subcontractor. (CONNORS and HARRIS, concurring.)