Brewer v. Moore

Plaintiff, Ronald Brewer (Brewer), appeals from the trial court’s denial on July 28, 1982, of his January 10, 1979, section 72 petition for relief from judgment (formerly Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 110, par. 72, now Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 110, par. 2 — 1401). This petition requested the trial court to vacate its order of January 11, 1977, dismissing plaintiff’s complaint “with prejudice” as a sanction for noncompliance with discovery.

On June 11, 1976, Brewer filed a complaint (No. 76 L 10746) against defendant, Alton Moore (Moore), in the circuit court of Cook County for personal injuries…