Sabatino v. Kozy Kottage Inn, Inc.

Plaintiff, Michael Sabatino, brought a dramshop action against the defendants, Kozy Kottage Inn, Inc., an Illinois corporation, and John Doe and Jim Doe, unknown persons. Subsequent to the service of summons on the corporate defendant, plaintiff’s cause of action was dismissed for want of prosecution. Thereafter plaintiff filed a section 72 petition and motion to vacate the order of dismissal, which the trial court granted. The corporate defendant appeals, contending that the trial court erred by granting plaintiff’s motion because the petition was insufficient to support the motion, and…