Bell Auto Repair & Painting Corp. v. Henderson

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court.

This involves an appeal from an order denying defendant’s petition to vacate and set aside a judgment by confession on a promissory note.

Judgment was entered April 23, 1962, against the defendant and in favor of the plaintiff. On January 8, 1965, the defendant filed a petition under section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill Rev Stats 1963, c 110, par 72), setting forth that the judgment was void and should be set aside and vacated because it was procured through fraud and fraudulent concealment of the cause of action by the…