Sidwell v. Sidwell

We are confronted with the fifth chapter in the Sidwell saga. We hope our decision will bring an end to the Fourth District’s version of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce.

To avoid an unduly long opinion, we will confine our discussion of the facts to Sidwell IV (Sidwell v. Sidwell (1978), 58 Ill. App. 3d 33, 373 N.E.2d 814) and the present case. An excellent summary of the early history of this litigation may be found in Mr. Justice Simkins’ opinion in Sidwell v. Sidwell (1975), 28 Ill. App. 3d 580, 328 N.E.2d 595.

In Sidwell IV, this court attempted to insure that Sidwell IV would be the final chapter in…