Progressive Universal Insurance v. Hallman

PRESIDING JUSTICE HUTCHINSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

The trial court awarded plaintiff, Progressive Universal Insurance Company, a default judgment against defendant, Jacqueline R. Hall-man, and denied defendant’s motion to strike the judgment. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to enter the judgment because it was entered after the court dismissed the cause for want of prosecution and plaintiff did not move to vacate the dismissal until more than 30 days after the dismissal was entered. We affirm.

Plaintiff filed its complaint on May 18, 1999.…