Odom v. Bowman

In this case we granted defendant, John Bowman, leave to appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 306(a)(1)(i) (107 Ill. 2d R. 306(a)(1)(i)) from an order of the circuit court of Madison County granting plaintiffs, Ollie and William Odom, a new trial. For the reasons which follow, we have now determined that defendant’s appeal is untimely and that we are without jurisdiction to consider it. The appeal shall therefore be dismissed.

The record shows that plaintiff Ollie Odom suffered serious and permanent injuries when her pickup truck collided with a vehicle driven by defendant, an Illinois State…