Storm v. Ben-Lee Motor Service Co.

This is an appeal from an order entered pursuant to a petition brought under section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 110, sec. 72), vacating an ex parte judgment entered against the defendant, Ben-Lee Motor Service Company, Inc., in a contract action and reinstating the defendant’s counterclaim.

The plaintiff, George R. Storm, filed a complaint for breach of contract alleging damages of $11,037.39. The defendant, Ben-Lee Motor Service Company, Inc., filed its Answer and Counterclaim for the sum of $20,000 against the plaintiff and $20,000 against four third-party…