Edwards v. Willcutts

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Knox County, Illinois, denying a motion to open a judgment by confession.

The complaint of the plaintiff, Luke O. Edwards, alleged that he was the owner of a note dated June 1, 1971, executed and delivered by the defendant, Morton D. Willcutts, Jr., in the amount of $12,100, and that the following amounts remained due: $10,000 principal, $200 interest, and $910 attorney’s fees. The complaint was dated March 30, 1973, and was filed April 25, 1973, and judgment for $11,110 was entered May 2, 1973.

The note attached to the plaintiff’s…