Grant, Schon, Wise & Grant, P.C. v. R. W. Borrowdale Co.

Plaintiff filed a petition for registration of a Michigan judgment entered in its favor against defendant R. W. Borrowdale Co. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 77, par. 88 et seq., now codified as Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 110, par. 12 — 601 et seq.) Defendant filed an answer and a motion for summary judgment. The motion for summary judgment was denied. On July 24, 1981, the circuit court entered an order in favor of plaintiff sustaining the registration. Defendant appeals.

The issue presented is whether the Illinois court erred in denying defendant an evidentiary hearing on its defense that the…