Legal Opinion
Penrod v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 4, 1986No. 4-86-0348PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morthland
On November 9, 1984, the plaintiff filed a complaint in the circuit court of Vermilion County alleging that he was injured as a result of a fall on November 10, 1982, in a store owned by defendant, Sears, Roebuck & Company. Attached to the original complaint was the following:
“TO THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
Please issue summons to be served upon:
Richard Robinson
SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO.
Sears Tower
3/766 BSC 44-28
Chicago, Illinois 60684.”
The clerk did not issue summons as requested. Plaintiff called the clerk’s office in March of 1985 and was advised that no summons had issued. Plaintiff again…
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