Palatine Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Edgar

Defendants appeal from an order of the circuit court denying their motion to vacate a judgment entered by confession, heard upon defendants’ special and limited appearance. The issues raised on appeal are whether: the judgment by confession was void for want of jurisdiction over defendants; and the trial court abused its discretion in denying defendants the opportunity to plead to the merits of this cause.

For reasons which follow, we reverse and remand.

On September 23, 1972, the National Bank & Trust Company of Sycamore, as trustee under trust No. 1367, executed a note for value received and…