Grundy County National Bank v. Westfall

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Grundy County denying the motion of Beth Westfall, Defendant-Appellant, to vacate and open up a judgment by confession entered in favor of Grundy County National Bank, Plaintiff-Appellee.

As it appears from affidavits and other documentary exhibits, prior to 1963, John Westfall and Beth, his wife, the defendant in this action, carried on a farm enterprise in Grundy County. The farm was leased from Beth Westfall’s mother, who had a life estate therein, the remainder going to Beth Westfall. Receipts from the farm were deposited in a joint…