Gundersen v. Rainbow Cleaners & Laundry, Inc.

This is an appeal by the defendant, Rainbow Cleaners and Laundry, Inc., from the order of the magistrate court of DuPage County denying defendant’s motion to vacate the default judgment entered against it.

The plaintiff, Mamie Gundersen, filed a small claims complaint for $200 to recover for cleaning lost and damaged by the defendant. The suit was filed on October 14, 1965, and the summons was served on the defendant on Saturday, October 16, 1965, commanding it to appear in court at 9:30 a. m., on Monday, October 25, 1965.

The defendant did not forward the summons to its attorneys until October…