Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. Guaranty Bank & Trust Co.

The defendants-counterplaintiffs appeal in this case from an order of the trial court striking the appearance of their attorney on the motion of the appellee because of an alleged conflict of interest. We find that although the trial court pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 304(a) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110A, par. 304(a)) found there to be no just cause for delaying appeal, we have no jurisdiction and dismiss the appeal.

Initially the defendants were sued by Chicago Title and Trust Company, which is no longer a party to the action. Some two years after the initial proceedings were commenced,…