Westphall v. Trailers, Campers, Campgrounds, Inc.

Plaintiff, Theresa Westphall, a minor, by Ronald Westphall, her father and next friend, appeals from an order entered pursuant to section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110, par. 72) vacating a default judgment which had previously been entered in plaintiff’s favor.

Plaintiff was injured on July 26, 1974, as a result of a fall at a campground at Whitewater Lake, Wisconsin, owned by defendant, Trailers, Campers, Campgrounds, Inc., an Illinois corporation. Plaintiff’s father notified defendant’s insurance carrier, C.N.A. Insurance Group, of her claim on September 25,…