Brown, Udell and Pomerantz, Ltd. v. Ryan

FIFTH DIVISION December 22, 2006 No. 1-05-3588 BROWN, UDELL AND POMERANTZ, LTD., ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Cook County ) v. ) ) FRANCES RYAN and SHARON McCOLLUM, as Co- ) Honorable Executrixes of the Estate of Daniel McCollum, Deceased, ) Margaret Brennan, ) Judge Presiding. Defendants-Appellees ) ) (Charles Watson, Defendant). ) JUSTICE GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court: This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment that was based upon the Frauds Act (740 ILCS 80/1 (West 2004)) (statute of frauds). We reverse and remand. BACKGROUND Plaintiff…