Vitale v. Dorgan

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The proceedings in this appeal were commenced on September 18, 1973, when Frank and Theresa Vitale (plaintiffs) filed a complaint (73LM8303) under the Forcible Entry and Detainer Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 57, § 1 et seq.). The complaint alleged that plaintiffs leased a restaurant to a corporation, subsequently dissolved, and that James J. Dorgan and Helene A: Dorgan (defendants) wére in unlawful possession of the restaurant.

On September 24, 1973, the Tom-Jim corporation (corporation) filed a complaint (73MR15219) for…