Presiding Justice HALL delivered the opinion of the court:
This appeal arises from the grant of a motion to dismiss brought under section 2-615 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2-615 (West 2006)). The overarching issue before the court concerns the right of an assignee of a contract to rescind the contract on the ground of impossibility of performance. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
The appeal focuses on two common-law doctrines...
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