Tomm's Redemption, Inc. v. Park

This case poses the question of how long a party to an illicit contract can wait before asking a court to declare the contract void and unenforceable.

Defendant Jae Park, d/b/a Royal Billiards, appeals from a circuit court judgment granting a motion by plaintiff Tomm’s Redemption, Inc., to dismiss defendant’s petition to vacate a default judgment. The default judgment was entered on plaintiffs lawsuit against defendant for breach of contract. Defendant contends on appeal the court erred in granting plaintiffs motion. He gives two reasons: the default judgment was void because it was based on…