Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Appellate Jurisdiction
Plaintiff brought action for specific performance of a real estate contract and ejectment against defendant as well as unknown occupants of the premises. The court ordered the eviction of the unknown occupants and Cheryl Simpson, as the unknown occupant, filed an unsuccessful motion to stay the eviction and for reconsideration. She then appealed from the denial of her motion. The appellate court dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction and standing to appeal. The court explained that Simpson had not intervened as a party to the action and, even if she had standing, she did not file her notice of appeal within 30 days of the court’s dispositive order. (MIKVA and ODEN JOHNSON, concurring)