Illinois Marine Towing Corp. v. Black

Plaintiffs, Illinois Marine Towing, Seymour Miller, and Harvey Ansel filed an action in the circuit court of Cook County on October 7, 1976, against defendants, Charles Black and Seneca Enterprises, Inc. (hereinafter Seneca). When defendants did not answer by February 10, 1977, plaintiffs sought and obtained a default judgment against them. On October 17, 1977, the defendants filed a motion to vacate the default judgment pursuant to section 72 of the Civil Practice Act; this motion was denied. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110, par. 72.) A second petition, filed on January 5, 1978, was also…