Obert v. Saville

Defendant, the City of Aurora (Aurora), timely appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in the circuit court of Kane County in favor of plaintiffs Geraldine Obert, Keith Obert, Daniel Obert, David Obert, and Jessica Obert. Jeffrey Saville, defendant and third-party plaintiff, is not a party to this appeal.

The issues raised are (1) whether Aurora received legally sufficient notice of plaintiffs’ motion to amend their complaint which resulted in Aurora being joined as an additional defendant; (2) whether the trial court erred in failing to dismiss Aurora because the applicable statute…