Sikora v. Jursik

Defendants contend on appeal that (1) the trial court was without jurisdiction on August 7, 1967, to vacate his order from May 16, 1966, for the reason that more than one year had elapsed since the plaintiff had notice of the order, and (2) even if the trial court had jurisdiction to do so, it was in error in holding that a verdict can be found partially defective and partially valid when subjected to the challenge under the five-sixths rule.

Not raised by either party is whether a modification in the law by a subsequent decision of a court of last resort is a proper ground for relief under…