Blanchette v. Martell

Plaintiffs, trustees of the property of Penn Central Transportation Company, debtor, appeal from a summary judgment entered on behalf of defendant, Steve Martell, in an action to recover rent due and owing pursuant to a lease agreement. The threshold issue for review is whether this court has jurisdiction to consider an appeal filed in violation of Supreme Court Rule 304(a). Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110A, par. 304(a).

Defendant-appellee has failed to file a brief in this court, but the simplicity of the record and the nature of the issue presented permits us to decide the appeal without the…