Legal Opinion
Biscan v. Village of Melrose Park Board of Fire & Police Commissioners
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 29, 1996No. 1-94-1687PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolfson
The trial judge was obviously and justifiably annoyed by the failure of the village’s attorney to appear in court in this administrative review case. There are times, however, when patience can be a virtue. This is one of those times.
We reverse the trial judge’s order refusing to vacate a default judgment entered against the Village of Melrose Park Board of Fire and Police Commissioners.
FACTS
Thomas Biscan (Biscan) was a fire lieutenant employed by the Village of Melrose Park (the Village). He was discharged on September 14,1993, for failure to comply with the Village’s residency requirement.
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