Hamilton v. Williams

Plaintiffs, former partners in a real estate venture with defendants, filed this timely appeal from an order of the circuit court of Du Page County denying, inter alia, their motion pursuant to section 2—1401 of the Civil Practice Law (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 110, par. 2—1401) to declare as void for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction an earlier mandate entered by this court. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss this appeal and for an award of sanctions. Defendants’ motion and objections thereto are taken with the case.

The issues presented for review are: (1) whether a section 2—1401…