Marnik v. Cusack

On October 16, 1920, Bernice Cusack, an infant of the age of four years, by her father as her next friend, brought an action on the case for $10,000 damages to the November term of the superior court of Cook county against Anton Marnik. A declaration was filed counting on the negligent operation of an automobile on August 21, 1920, by which the plaintiff was injured. The summons was returned served on October 20. No plea was filed but no default was taken until March 15, 1922, when the defendant was defaulted, the damages were assessed by a jury at $2500, and judgment was rendered for that…