BEALE v. EDGEMARK FINANCIAL CORP.

No. 1-94-2235.

664 N.E.2d 302 (1996)

279 Ill. App.3d 242

215 Ill.Dec. 905

Joseph S. BEALE, Petitioner-Appellee, v. EDGEMARK FINANCIAL CORPORATION, Respondent-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

March 29, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul E. Freehling, Victoria P. Pappas, D'Ancona & Pflaum, Chicago, for Appellant.

Hedlund Hanley & John, Chicago, Rueben L. Hedlund, Charles A. Tausche, Edward F. McCormack, Edwin L. Durham, for Appellee.


Justice GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from an order granting a Supreme Court Rule 224 (134 Ill.2d R. 224) petition for pre-suit discovery. The issues presented for review are whether Rule 224 authorizes pre-suit discovery of information beyond the names and addresses of persons "who may be responsible in damages" and whether Rule 224 can be used if the petitioner is aware of the identity of at least one defendant at the time of filing...

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