Pritzker v. Drake Tower Apartments, Inc.

PRESIDING JUSTICE ZWICK

delivered the opinion of the court:

We address in this case the single issue of whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying motions filed by appellants, Frank H. Stowell & Sons, Inc. (Stowell), and Dubin, Dubin & Moutoussamy (Dubin), in which Stowell and Dubin sought the imposition of Rule 137 (134 Ill. 2d R. 137) sanctions against the fourth-party plaintiff, Abra Prentice Wilkin. After careful review, we reverse and remand the cause for further proceedings.

In 1989 plaintiff, Lorraine Pritzker, filed suit against Drake Tower Apartments, Inc., the owner of…