Kapoor v. Robins

Plaintiff, Surinder Kapoor, filed a complaint for breach of contract in the circuit court of Lake County against defendant Irving Robins, d/b/a Kwik Store Sales. The case was referred for mandatory arbitration before a panel of arbitrators. Following an award of $4,000 by the arbitrators in plaintiff’s favor, defendant filed, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 93 (134 Ill. 2d R. 93), a timely rejection of the award, and the case proceeded to trial. At the conclusion of a bench trial, the court entered judgment in plaintiff’s favor in the amount of $4,000. This appeal followed.

On appeal, defendant…