Jones v. Unknown Heirs or Legatees of Fox

PRESIDING JUSTICE SLATER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs Griffith Jones, Michael and Gary Lance, and Tami Dillon brought an action to quiet title to a TVa-acre parcel of land in Peoria County. A default judgment was subsequently entered in favor of plaintiffs on December 12, 1997. Appellant Wesley Fox (Fox), a purported heir of defendant Maymee Fox, filed a motion to vacate the judgment. The trial court denied the motion to vacate and also denied Fox’s motion for reconsideration. We reverse and remand.

Jurisdiction

Before we consider the merits of this appeal, we first address…