Construction Law

Where owner does not pay undisputed amounts, contractor is entitled to attorneys fees

By Werner Sabo

In a recent decision, an Illinois appellate court in O'Connor Construction Co., Inc. v. Belmont Harbor Home Development, LLC, No. 1-07-2346, remanded the case back to the trial court for a determination of attorneys fees. The court noted that the owner had held back retainage in an undisputed amount of some $47,000. The court held that the contractor was entitled to some amount of attorneys fees because the defendant owner did not offer a reasonable explantion for withholding the undisputed amount.

Full post as published by Construction Attorney Blog on May 20, 2009 (boomark / email).