National Industries, Inc. v. Howard

The defendant, Stanley Howard, Jr., appeals from an order which denied his petition to vacate a default judgment pursuant to section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110, par. 72) following an evidentiary hearing.

Judgment by default in the amount of *7,108.64 was entered against defendant individually on the unsworn complaint which charged that defendant, doing business as Builders Ready Made Products (BRMP), had previously stated an account for the debt. Defendant was served on March 10, 1975. Default was entered on July 11, 1975, the order reciting that defendant had…