Canton v. Chorbajian

Defendants, George Chorbajian and Ann Chorbajian, appeal from two judgments entered by the circuit court of Lake County: The first, dated May 24, 1979, dismissed with prejudice defendants’ petition under section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 110, par. 72); the second, dated June 5, 1979, granted judgment in favor of plaintiff, James M. Canton, for possession of certain premises described in his complaint for forcible entry and detainer. The issue we address on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing the section 72 petition.

The facts as…