Dear v. Dear

The plaintiff-appellant, Sally D. Dear, has brought and orally argued this appeal pro se. The defendant-appellee, Ealph C. Dear, neither filed answering briefs nor appeared for oral argument. This in and of itself would warrant the court in reversing the orders appealed. (Carlson v. Oberling, 73 Ill App2d 412, 413, 218 NE2d 820 (1966); Morella v. Melrose Park Cab Co., 65 Ill App2d 175, 212 NE2d 106 (1965)). However, the appellant, who we assume to be a lay person without legal training, deserves more than a perfunctory disposal of her problem after her arduous labor.

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