Daily Journal v. Smith

A small-claim complaint was filed in the Circuit Court of Kane County by plaintiff to recover on a claim for fraud. A default judgment was entered and the defendant, within 30 days, filed a motion to vacate the judgment which was denied. Defendant appealed to this court from the default judgment and the denial of the motion to vacate.

On July 5, 1968, the plaintiff filed a small-claim complaint stating, “I, the undersigned, claim that the defendant is indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $1,987.31 for fraud .... That the defendant resides at 225 West 89th Street, Chicago, Illinois .... That…