Suarez v. Yellow Cab Co.

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE LYONS

delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff, Flores E. Suarez, appeals from an order denying his section 72 petition (Ill Rev Stats 1967, c 110, § 72) which petition sought to vacate an earlier final order of the trial court dismissing his complaint for personal injuries for failure to appear at a pretrial conference. The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether the court abused its discretion in denying the section 72 petition.

On June 21, 1962, the plaintiff filed his complaint at law, accompanied by a jury demand, naming the defendant as one of four…