Kaput v. Hoey

This is an appeal from an order entered by the circuit court of Cook County denying defendant’s petition to vacate a default judgment entered on January 23, 1983. An appeal is also taken from the amount of damages awarded plaintiff. For the following reasons, we affirm.

On August 12, 1980, plaintiff John Kaput filed a complaint against defendant William Hoey seeking damages “in excess of $15,000” for injuries sustained when he allegedly fell on ice near defendant’s apartment building at 1308 North Greenview in Chicago. After defendant was served a copy of the complaint, he appeared pro se on…