Knightsbridge Realty Partners, Ltd.-75 v. Rudolph

PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court:

The trial court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint for want of prosecution. Plaintiff filed a petition under section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 110, par. 72) to vacate the dismissal and reinstate the action. The trial court granted this relief. Defendant appeals pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 304(b)(3) (73 Ill. 2d R. 304(b)(3)).

This case presents a novel issue of procedural law: how much jurisdiction must a trial court have over the person of the respondent to a section 72 petition in order to grant relief…