Dienthal v. Branovacki

This is an appeal from an order entered by the Circuit Court of Cook County. Plaintiff’s cause of action against the defendant was dismissed by the court for want of prosecution due to plaintiff’s failure to attend a pretrial conference. A subsequent motion by plaintiff to vacate the dismissal order was denied.

The issues presented on appeal are: (1) whether the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing plaintiff’s cause of action for want of prosecution; and (2) whether the court abused its discretion in denying plaintiff’s motion to vacate the dismissal order.

The plaintiff, Edwin…