Lyon & Healy, Inc. v. Central States Hotel Co.

August 12, 1937, plaintiff caused judgment by confession to be entered against defendant for $1,500, the balance claimed on a written contract executed by defendant. Afterward the South East National Bank of Chicago was served as garnishee. August 19th it filed its answer and on the same day an order was entered giving defendant leave to file a petition to vacate the judgment, which was accordingly done. Afterward an order was entered giving defendant leave to defend, its petition to stand as its affidavit of merits, the judgment to stand as security. January 7, 1938, there was a trial of the…