Chultem v. Ticor Title Ins. Co., 89 N.E.3d 675, 2017 IL 120448 (2017)

May 18, 2017 · Illinois Supreme Court · Docket No. 120448

89 N.E.3d 675, 2017 IL 120448

Doljin CHULTEM et al., Appellants and Cross-Appellees,
v.
TICOR TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Appellees and Cross-Appellants.

Docket No. 120448

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 18, 2017.
Rehearing Dismissed September 25, 2017

Todd A. Smith and Joseph A. Power, Jr., of Power Rogers & Smith, PC, Stephen M. Tillery, George A. Zelcs, and John A. Libra, of Korein Tillery LLC, and Myron M. Cherry and Jacie Zolna, of Myron M. Cherry & Associates, LLC, all of Chicago, for appellants.

Craig C. Martin, Michael T. Brody, and Elin I. Park, of Jenner & Block LLP, Timothy M. Frey, of Skadden Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, both of Chicago, Scott C. Lascari, of Fidelity National Title & Chicago Title, of Carol Stream, and Robert J. Fogarty, Erica L. Calderas, and Dennis R. Rose, of Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, of Cleveland, Ohio, for appellees.

PER CURIAM

¶ 1 In this case, one Justice of this court has recused himself, and the remaining members of the court are divided so that it is not possible to secure the constitutionally required concurrence of four judges for a decision (see Ill. Const. 1970, art. VI, § 3 ). Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. The effect of this dismissal is the same as an affirmance by an equally divided court of the decision under review but is of no precedential value. See Perlman v. First National Bank of Chicago , 60 Ill.2d 529, 530, 331 N.E.2d 65 (1975).

¶ 2 THOMAS, J., took no part.