Jones v. Healy

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff appeals the denial of his motion to vacate an order striking his complaint and dismissing his action for failure to answer interrogatories, and defendant challenges this court’s jurisdiction to consider this appeal.

After plaintiff filed his complaint seeking damages for personal injuries allegedly received in a motor vehicle accident, written interrogatories were served by defendant on January 21, 1976. Then, on August 9 of that year, defendant moved to strike the complaint and dismiss the action for failure of…