Mieszkowski v. Norville

On January 31, 1964, the defendant, James P. Nor-ville, obtained an order opening up a judgment entered by confession against him and in favor of the plaintiffs, Edward T. and Alice Mieszkowski, in the sum of $14,862.50. The motion to open up the judgment was accompanied by an affidavit setting forth facts suggesting a meritorious defense to the three notes on which the judgment had been confessed. The motion was not accompanied by verified answer as required by Supreme Court Rule 23 (Ill Rev Stats 1963, c 110, § 101.23) but the order vacating the judgment provided that the defendant should…