Vancura v. Katris

State: Illinois

Docket No: 108652 Rel

Case Date: 10/07/2010

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

RICHARD P. VANCURA, Appellee, v. PETER KATRIS et al., (Kinko's Inc., Appellant). Opinion filed October 7, 2010.

JUSTICE GARMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Kilbride, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION Plaintiff Richard Vancura brought an action against Peter Katris, Glenn Brown, and Randall Boatwright, alleging that the defendants had colluded to deprive Vancura of his interest in a mortgage note by forging Vancura's signature on an assignment of that interest. Vancura also sued Gustavo Albear, the notary public whose seal was used to notarize the fraudulent mortgage assignment, and Albear's employer, Kinko's, Inc. (Kinko's). Relevant to this appeal, the circuit court of Cook County held a bench trial and found Kinko's liable to Vancura based on a violation of section 7

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