Automatic Oil Heating Co. v. Lee

November 9, 1937, plaintiff, the payee of a promissory note made by defendants, caused judgment by confession to be entered against them for $684.47, which included $88.48 for attorney’s fees. November 29 defendants filed their verified petition to open up the judgment and for leave to defend. On the same day an order was entered continuing the matter to December 13; on the latter date another order appears in the record giving defendants leave to file an amended petition within 5 days; December 17 an amended petition was filed by them. The next that appears in the record is a second amended…