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No. 2--06--0549 Filed: 4-27-07 ______________________________________________________________________________ IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS SECOND DISTRICT ______________________________________________________________________________ LAWRENCE P. NEAL and DAWN LUEBERS NEAL, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of Lake County. ) Plaintiffs-Appellants, ) ) v. ) No. 02--L--907 ) OAK BROOK MANAGEMENT ) CORPORATION, ) ) Defendant ) Honorable ) Margaret J. Mullen, (Robert F. Smith, Defendant-Appellee). ) Judge, Presiding. ______________________________________________________________________________ JUSTICE O'MALLEY delivered the opinion of the court: Plaintiffs, Lawrence P. Neal and Dawn Luebers Neal, appeal from an order of the circuit court of Lake County, granting the motion of Robert F. Smith to be dismissed as a defendant because the relevant debt was discharged in bankruptcy. We hold that the trial court erred in ruling that the debt was discharged, and we therefore reverse and remand. Plaintiffs sued Oak Brook Management Corp. (OBMC) and Smith for common-law fraud, consumer fraud, and breach of contract. They filed their complaint on November 8, 2002. On March 12, 2003, the trial court entered an order staying the case against Smith because he had filed

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