PATRICK ENGINEERING, INC. v. City of Naperville, 962 N.E.2d 483 (Ill. 2011)
Jan 01, 2011OUTCOME: City of Naperville was succcessful in its appeal and the case was reversed.
Myself, and my team, successfully defended the City of Naperville in its appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court. The Illinois Supreme Court found that the doctrine of equitable estoppel could not be a ... pplied against a municipality where a plaintiff claiming reliance in seeking to recover in a contract dispute alleged only the apparent authority of city employees, rather than specific facts showing their express authority.
