Ratkovich v. Hamilton

PRESIDING JUSTICE DiVITO

delivered the opinion of the court:

This case presents the question of whether a party who intervenes less than 60 days prior to an arbitration hearing is nonetheless entitled to receive the 60 days’ notice of that hearing required by Supreme Court Rule 88 (134 Ill. 2d R. 88). For reasons that follow, we answer yes and reverse and remand for a new arbitration hearing.

Plaintiff Randolph Ratkovich filed an amended complaint against defendants Donald Hamilton, Zimmer Leasing, Inc., and Winchester Transportation Co., Inc., on March 14, 1986. Ratkovich sought to recover for…