Silny v. Lorens

In September of 1977, the trial court entered a default judgment in favor of plaintiff, George Silny, and against defendant Mitch Lorens, in the amount of *3,000. Several months subsequent to the judgment, Lorens filed a petition under section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110, par. 72) seeking a vacatur of the judgment. The trial court granted the petition, vacated the judgment, and set the cause for trial. Silny then filed a special and limited appearance and moved the court to vacate its order granting the section 72 petition. Silny argued that he was not served…