Knight v. Guzman

Defendant Hector Guzman appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County striking his rejection of an arbitration award and entering judgment on the arbitration award in favor of plaintiff Toby Knight. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

Plaintiff brought a negligence action against defendant to recover for injuries and damages sustained during a motor vehicle collision. The case was assigned to mandatory arbitration. The arbitration hearing took place on September 26, 1995. All parties were present. The panel of arbitrators found in favor of plaintiff and against defendant in the amount of…