JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Earth Foods, Inc.

Defendant Leonard S. DeFranco appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion to dismiss and granting summary judgment against him and in favor of plaintiff, JP Morgan Chase Bank, on plaintiffs suit to recover from defendant as a guarantor of a defaulted loan. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court should have entered judgment in his favor based on section 1 of the Sureties Act (Act) (740 ILCS 155/1 (West 2004)), that the trial court should have ruled in his favor as a sanction for plaintiff’s discovery violations, and that an order the trial court entered nunc pro tunc to…