Leicht v. Quirin

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of St. Clair County which held, inter alia, that respondent, James L. Quirin, was the “beneficial owner” of the stock of Trans Truck, Inc. For the reasons which follow, we reverse and remand.

The facts pertinent to this case were addressed briefly in the order issued by this court on February 8, 1990, directing petitioner to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. We subsequently discharged that show cause order, and the appeal is now before us for a decision on the merits. In order to analyze the…