Pirman v. A&M Cartage, Inc.

Plaintiff William Pirman filed a complaint against defendants A&M Cartage, Inc. (hereinafter A&M), Daniel Chiarito and Robert Lee, seeking to recover for injuries he suffered when he was struck at a construction site by a truck allegedly driven by an employee of A&M, either Chiarito or Lee. Defendants failed to appear, answer, or otherwise plead in response to plaintiff’s complaint and were therefore defaulted. Judgment was entered against them jointly and severally in the amount of $950,000. Defendants subsequently filed a petition to vacate that judgment pursuant to section 2 — 1401 of the…