McKnelly v. McKnelly

The defendant, Darryl McKnelly, appeals from orders of the circuit court of Madison County dismissing his amended petition to vacate and second amended petition to vacate a divorce decree, which were brought pursuant to section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110, par. 72), and entering judgments in favor of plaintiff, Nancy McKnelly, for back alimony, child support and attorney’s fees under the divorce decree defendant sought to attack.

In this appeal defendant contends that the lower court erred in ruling that his section 72 petitions failed to state a cause of action…