Zee Jay, Inc. v. Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund

Defendant, Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund, appeals from the order of the circuit court of Cook County granting the section 2 — 1401 petition (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110, par. 2 — 1401) of plaintiff Zee Jay, Inc., to vacate in part a dismissal with prejudice. Defendant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in granting plaintiffs petition to vacate the “with prejudice” portion of the dismissal. Defendant argues that plaintiff never exercised due diligence in pursuing its case and waited nearly one year to attempt to vacate the dismissal. Defendant additionally contends that…