Lewis v. Illinois Institute of Technology

The plaintiff, Georgette Lewis, filed suit in the circuit court of Cook County, against defendants, the Illinois Institute of Technology and the IIT Research Institute. She appeals from the entry of summary judgment in favor of defendants and from the court’s denial of her motion to file an amended complaint. Although defendants have not filed a brief in the case, the record and the issues are such that we will determine the case on the merits. First Capitol Mortgage Corp. v. Talandis Construction Corp. (1976), 63 Ill. 2d 128, 345 N.E.2d 493.

The issues for review are whether the court erred…