Shankland v. Lang

The plaintiff, Ralph Shankland, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Kankakee County, denying his petition for relief from a final judgment, filed pursuant to section 2 — 1401 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110, par. 1 — 101 et seq.). Shankland filed his medical malpractice action against the defendants, Morris Lang and Richard Stoval, on May 21, 1984. The defendants filed their appearance and answer along with interrogatories, and the case was called for a pretrial conference on October 25, 1984. Defense counsel appeared for the conference,…