DeGarmo v. Aldeco, Inc.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Winnebago County which, after opening a judgment by confession and after answer and hearing, found the issues for the plaintiff and allowed the judgment to stand.

The judgment by confession was entered on September 29, 1971, for $12,351.53 (being $10,000 principal, $251.53 interest and $2100 attorney fees) under a warrant of attorney in a promissory note executed by defendant. The note was dated April 16, 1969, and the defendant promised to pay the principal sum of $10,000 to plaintiff’s order as follows: “The undersigned shall make…