Selvaggio v. Kickert School Bus Line, Inc.

The defendants in this case filed an amended petition under section 72 of the Civil Practice Act praying that the order striking defendants’ answer and the judgment entered by default against them be vacated and set aside.

This was an action commenced on April 18, 1961 in the City Court of Chicago Heights to recover damages for wrongful death of plaintiff’s intestate. After the defendants had appeared and answered, their answer was stricken by order of the trial court. The case was then tried as a default matter by the court without a jury and a judgment was entered in favor of the plaintiff…