Tiller v. Semonis

PRESIDING JUSTICE CAHILL

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from orders entering judgment on an arbitration award and denying the defendant relief from the judgment under section 2 — 1301 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 110, par. 2—1301(e) (now 735 ILCS 5/2—1301(e) (West 1992)).) The underlying action was brought by Richard Tiller after his car was struck by an automobile owned and driven by Susan Semonis. The case proceeded to mandatory arbitration and the plaintiff was awarded $10,000. The circuit court entered judgment on the award and denied…