Ninow v. Loughnane

Subsequent to the entry of judgment by confession in favor of plaintiffs, defendants filed an amended petition to vacate the judgment (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 110, par. 72), or, alternatively, to open the judgment with leave to file an answer (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 110A, par. 276). The trial court denied the amended petition and confirmed the judgment by confession against the defendants. Defendants appeal.

The issues presented for review are: (1) whether the warrant of attorney upon which the confessed judgment was based was void; (2) whether the trial court erred in denying defendants’…