Gentile v. Hansen

Defendant George Hansen appeals from the order of the Cook County circuit court entered August 10, 1983, which vacated nunc pro tunc a prior Cook County circuit court order of May 13, 1980, dismissing for want of prosecution (DWP) the wrongful death claim of plaintiff Tony Gentile, administrator of the estate of Anthony Gentile. Defendant also appeals from the trial court’s subsequent denial of his motion for reconsideration of the court’s August 10 nunc pro tunc order. Defendant raises three issues for our review:(1) whether the trial court committed reversible error in vacating the May 10,…