SWEDIEN v. HADLEY SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

No. 78-285.

70 Ill. App.3d 466 (1979)

388 N.E.2d 977

BRUCE SWEDIEN, Plaintiff and Counterdefendant-Appellant, v. HADLEY SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND, Defendant and Counterplaintiff-Appellee.

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

Opinion filed March 30, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rotman, Medansky & Elovitz, Ltd., of Chicago (Adrienne J. Hersh, of counsel), for appellant.

Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, of Chicago (Richard C. Robin and Robert C. Christenson, of counsel), for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE WILSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Bruce Swedien, appeals the denial of his motion to vacate an order to dismiss his complaint against defendant, Hadley School for the Blind. He contends that: (1) dismissal of his complaint was an improper sanction for his failure to file a pleading within the time limit prescribed by the trial court; and (2) the trial court abused its discretion when it denied his motion...

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