Dils v. City of Chicago

This action was brought by the defendant city of Chicago pursuant to section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110, par. 72) seeking relief from a judgment for *246,524 plus costs entered against the defendant in a personal injury action. After a hearing, the trial court ordered that the petition be denied and from that order the defendant now appeals.

The defendant presents the following issues for review: (1) whether the court could enter a default judgment against defendant where defendant’s answer was on file and no proof of liability was submitted; (2) whether failure to…