GALANTE v. STEEL CITY NAT'L BK. OF CHICAGO

No. 77-833.

66 Ill. App.3d 476 (1978)

384 N.E.2d 57

JERRY GALANTE et al., d/b/a Bump City, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. THE STEEL CITY NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, Trustee, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed November 3, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Curcio, of Chicago (Ronald J. Skaar, of counsel), for appellants.

Irving B. Ribstein, Ltd., of Chicago (Eugene Lieberman, of counsel), for appellees Steel City National Bank of Chicago and Bernard Grizaffi.

Clausen, Miller, Gorman, Caffrey & Witous, P.C., of Chicago (James T. Terrini, Richard A. Buchanan, and Thomas H. Ryerson, of counsel), for appellees National Ben Franklin Insurance Company and Reserve Insurance Company.


Affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE LORENZ delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs appeal from an order dismissing their complaint and entering a default judgment against them on defendants' counterclaim. On appeal they contend that the trial court erred in refusing to recognize their right to assert the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination during their pretrial depositions.

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