Legal Opinion

Diner's Club, Inc. v. Gronwald

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 18, 1976No. 61951PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McGLOON

Plaintiff, Diner’s Club, Inc., sued defendant to recover *2,487 charged to a credit card which plaintiff issued to defendant. After the defendant failed to answer the complaint or appear for trial, the trial court entered a default judgment against defendant. Defendant then filed several motions to vacate this judgment, all of which motions were ordered denied by the trial court, and this appeal follows.

Defendant contends on appeal that the trial court erred in refusing to exercise its equitable power to vacate the default judgment because defendant appeared pro se, received no notice of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Elfman v. Evanston Bus Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Hall v. HallAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
  3. Goldstick v. SaporitoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
  4. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. SandersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
  5. Werth Industries, Inc. v. Mid-America Management Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1973

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Smith v. Airoom, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Paul v. Gerald Adelman & Associates, Ltd.Illinois Supreme Court · 2006
  3. LVNV Funding, LLC v. TriceIllinois Supreme Court · 2015
  4. Johnson v. ColemanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  5. Nenadic v. Grant HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979

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