Hockenbury v. Lorentz

Plaintiff William Hockenbury filed suit in the Circuit Court of Peoria County against Florence Lorentz, d/b/a Lorentz Realty, and Robert and Janet Hiatt, to recover a down payment of $1,400 made under a real estate purchase contract. After the trial court entered judgment for defendants, plaintiff perfected this appeal and filed his brief. The defendants have declined to enter an appearance or to file a brief in this court, and do not object to this appeal being submitted on only the brief of the appellant.

Where an appellee does not file a brief in the reviewing court, we may reverse without…