Brown v. Drovers National Bank of Chicago

Plaintiffs, Catherine Brown et al., appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook County which denied plaintiffs’ motion to vacate a prior order dismissing plaintiffs’ complaint for want of prosecution. Plaintiffs’ petition to vacate the dismissal was filed pursuant to section 50(5) of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 110, par. 50(5)).

The sole issue presented for review is whether the aforementioned petition is substantially insufficient at law.

On July 23,1970, plaintiffs filed suit in the circuit court of Cook County seeking to recover damages for personal injuries and…