Romo v. Allin Express Service, Inc.

Guillermo Romo, administrator of the estate of Francisco Romo, appeals the trial court’s order of September 27, 1989, denying his second section 2 — 1401 petition (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110, par. 2 — 1401) for want of jurisdiction. Romo’s wrongful death and product liability suit was dismissed on October 27, 1987, for failure to comply with pretrial discovery requests regarding the furnishing of an expert witness as required by Supreme Court Rule 220 (107 Ill. 2d R. 220). The first section 2 — 1401 petition seeking to vacate the 1987 dismissal was denied without prejudice on August 16,…