P.R.S. International, Inc. v. Shred Pax Corp.

This case involves the question of whether a party’s failure to respond to a request for admission pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 216 (134 Ill. 2d R. 216) results in a judicial admission even where the requested admission relates to “ultimate facts” or to “legal conclusions.” Defendant served requests for admissions on plaintiff, and plaintiff did not deny or object to the requests. Based on this failure to respond, defendant moved to have the requests be deemed admitted. The trial court granted that motion. Defendant then moved for summary judgment, and the trial court granted that motion.…