Chase v. Bramhall

Originally, judgment was confessed upon three promissory notes executed by defendant. Defendant filed his petition to vacate the judgment, setting up the specific defense of the Statute of Limitations.

Upon a hearing the court denied the petition and reduced the original amount of the judgment to $16,774.85, it appearing that a mistake had been made in computing the amount for which the original judgment was entered. Upon appeal from the order denying the petition, the judgment was reversed and the cause remanded (336 Ill. App. 156) because the petition prima facie set up a defense and,…