Bethany Reformed Church v. Hager

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMON

delivered the opinion of the court:

The question raised by the defendant’s appeal is whether the trial judge exercised his discretion properly in denying the request of the defendant Harry Hager for a continuance. The defendant’s motion was based on the defendant’s alleged illness and consequent inability to testify in an eviction proceeding brought against him by the plaintiff.

This action was instituted under the Forcible Entry and Detainer Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 57, par. 1 et seq.), by the plaintiff, Bethany Reformed Church of Lynwood (the Church), to evict…