Mehr v. Dunbar Builders Corp.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GOLDBERG

delivered the opinion of the court:

Dunbar Builders Corporation (defendant) appeals to this court from an order of the Circuit Court of Cook County vacating a previous order which dismissed for want of prosecution a complaint filed by Jerome Mehr and other persons (plaintiffs).

Plaintiffs’ complaint was filed on November 13, 1967. On December 30, 1970, the cause came on for hearing on the regular trial call. Counsel for plaintiffs did not appear and the cause was dismissed for want of prosecution. On January 13, 1971, counsel for plaintiffs moved to vacate the…