Epstein v. Galuska

Defendants Richard and Joy Lynn Galuska, husband and wife, appeal from the circuit court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of plaintiff Barry Epstein on his complaint for fraudulent conveyance brought under section 5 of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (740 ILCS 160/5 (West 2002)). For the reasons that follow, we dismiss defendants’ appeal.

The instant litigation stems from a 1992 lawsuit and subsequent judgment secured by plaintiff against Richard Galuska (Richard) to enforce guarantees and collect on several loans he had made to Richard in the 1980s. Richard’s partnership in…