Town of Normal v. Board of Regents

An earlier appeal by plaintiffs from an order of the trial court dismissing a complaint for declaratory judgment was dismissed in the reviewing court for want of a timely notice of appeal. Here, defendants appeal from the order granting plaintiffs’ section 72 petition (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 110, par. 72) whereby the trial court vacated its previous judgment and reentered the identical judgment in order to allow a timely notice of appeal.

Defendants assert this is an improper use of section 72 and there were not sufficient facts alleged in the petition to entitle such relief. Plaintiffs…