European Tanspa, Inc. v. Shrader

Plaintiff, European Tanspa, Inc., appeals the order of the circuit court which granted the motion of defendants, Winfred and Ethel Shrader, under section 2 — 1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (111. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 110, par. 2 — 1401) to vacate a default judgment. On appeal, plaintiff contends (1) that the petition is legally deficient in that it is unsupported by affidavit as required by statute; (2) the court erred in finding that defendants pleaded a meritorious defense; and (3) the court abused its discretion in holding that substantial justice required granting the petition. We…