Illinois Union Insurance Co. v. McGinley
After consent final judgments were entered against a bar and related defendants in dram-shop personal injury suits, the judgments purported to 'retain' jurisdiction to permit amended complaints asserting coverage, breach of contract, and bad faith claims against the insurer, which had never been a party. The Second District granted prohibition, holding the trial court had no jurisdiction to retain jurisdiction over unpleaded claims against a nonparty insurer after final judgment resolved all pleaded claims, and quashed the order denying the insurer's motions to dismiss.
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