S.C. Vaughan Oil Co. v. Caldwell, Troutt & Alexander

693 N.E.2d 338 (1998)

181 Ill.2d 489

230 Ill.Dec. 209

S.C. VAUGHAN OIL COMPANY et al., Appellees,

v.

CALDWELL, TROUTT & ALEXANDER et al. (Caldwell, Troutt & Alexander, Appellant).

No. 82600.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

March 19, 1998.

Bruce L. Carmen, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, for Caldwell, Troutt & Alexander.

Robert Auler, Champaign-Urbana, for S.C. Vaughan Oil Company.

At issue in this appeal is whether a trial court's order dismissing plaintiffs' case for want of prosecution constitutes a final and appealable order upon expiration of plaintiffs' opportunity to refile the case pursuant to section…