Graham v. Pavarini

This is defendant-tenant’s third appeal from eviction orders in a case that has been pending almost five years. Four earlier eviction suits were dismissed by plaintiffs-landlords, by court order or by stipulation, in the apparent belief that tenant would meet the lease obligations. Tenant contends (1) the judgment was against the manifest weight of the evidence and contrary to law, and (2) the trial court erred by denying his pretrial motion for summary judgment. We find no prejudicial error, so we affirm.

The relevant facts are largely undisputed. On April 23, 1976, tenant obtained an…