Calvo v. Willson

The cause before us originated in the Circuit Court of DuPage County as a result of an action brought by Robert Calvo, Jr., a minor, by Blanche Calvo, his mother and next friend, to recover damages for personal injuries occasioned by negligence of the defendant Lawrence R. Willson in driving Ms automobile. The defendant was defaulted for his failure to appear, and, after an ex parte hearing, judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff for $45,000. The judgment and order of default were vacated by the trial court pursuant to section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill Revised Statutes 1963, c…