Williams v. City of Chicago

Defendants, City of Chicago and Jimmie V. Bryant, appeal from the entry of a default judgment and from an order assessing attorney’s fees against them in favor of plaintiff, Mildred Williams. Defendants contend that the trial court abused its discretion in entering a default judgment against them for failure to answer interrogatories, where the answers were later filed and the default order was used to enforce an order for plaintiff’s attorney’s fees and costs awarded under Supreme Court Rule 219(c). (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 110A, par. 219(c).) Plaintiff cross-appeals from the trial court’s…