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OPINION OF THE SPECIAL TRIAL JUDGE
ARMEN, Special Trial Judge: This matter is before the
Court on petitioner’s motion for leave to file a motion to vacate
the stipulated decision of this Court entered on March 26, 1997.
At issue is whether the Court lacked jurisdiction to enter the
stipulated decision because petitioner neither authorized nor
ratified the filing of the petition by its accountant. As
explained in detail below, we shall deny petitioner’s motion for
leave.
FINDINGS OF FACT
Some of the facts have been stipulated, and they are so
found. The stipulated facts and attached exhibits are
incorporated herein by this reference.
Petitioner’s sole office was located in Highland Park,
Illinois, at the time that its petition was filed with the Court.
A. Trans World Travel, Inc.
Trans World Travel (petitioner) is a C corporation that was
formed in 1966. Since 1984, it has maintained a single office
located at 734 Central Avenue, Highland Park, Illinois 60035 (the
Highland Park office).
Petitioner is engaged in the group tour travel business.
Its clientele consists of approximately 200 churches of different
denominations located throughout the United States.
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