Barliant v. Follett Corp.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DOWNING

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County, entered on January 23, 1976. The order, by Circuit Judge Joseph M. Wosik, allowed the defendant Follett Corporation to withdraw its answer to plaintiff Barliant’s complaint, vacated an order previously entered in the case by another circuit judge, Charles R. Barrett, on November 15, 1972, and dismissed the class action allegations of Barliant’s complaint.

The issues on appeal are whether Judge Wosik was empowered to vacate the previous order of Judge Barrett;…