Cordeck Sales, Inc. v. Construction Systems, Inc.

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• holding that the order of the juvenile court authorizing the filing of a delinquency petition is one of the \essential documents\ needed when considering a challenge to juvenile jurisdiction
• finding that an overstatement in a mechanic’s lien claim did not constitute constructive fraud because aside from the lien claim itself there was no other evidence from which fraudulent intent could be inferred
• explaining that the term “completion” as used in the Mechanic’s Lien Act does not refer to completion of the contract, but rather to completion of the work for which the contractor seeks to enforce its lien
• noting “the well-established legal principle that it is the party raising an affirmative defense that bears the burden of proof” and granting summary judgment on affirmative defense of fraud
• failure of the party objecting to the sufficiency of a Rule 191(a) affidavit to raise the challenge in the trial court results in forfeiture
• failure of the party objecting to the sufficiency of a Rule 191(a) affidavit to raise the challenge in the trial court results in forfeiture

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