Hogan & Farwell, Inc. v. Meitz

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE MEJDA

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants, Fredrick W. Meitz and Jody Duke Meitz, appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Cook County denying their petition to vacate a default judgment pursuant to section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 110, par. 72). The issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying the petition. We affirm. The pertinent facts follow.

On November 21, 1973, plaintiff, Hogan and Farwell, Inc., as authorized agent for the beneficiaries of La Salle National Bank as trustee under Trust No.…