Altom v. Hawes

Plaintiff, Janice Altom, filed a suit in replevin against defendants, Tracy and Shirley Hawes, to recover certain household furniture. A hearing was held pursuant to section 4(c) of “An Act to revise the law in relation to replevin” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 119, par. 4c), at which the court ruled that the plaintiff had established a prima facie showing of a superior right to the property and had demonstrated the probability that she would ultimately prevail on the issues. Defendants then filed a motion for summary judgment which was granted and judgment was entered in favor of defendants.…