American Buyers Club of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, Inc. v. Grayling

The American Buyers Club of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, Inc., brought suit against Harold and Rosie Grayling to recover *600.40 allegedly due on a promissory note, the largest portion of which, *437, represented the principal balance with the remainder being for late charges and attorney’s fees. The court, sitting without a jury, found for the defendants and the plaintiff appeals. The defendants were not represented by counsel at the trial and have not filed a brief in this court. Nevertheless, we have decided to consider the case on its merits. Daley v. Jack’s Tivoli Liquor Lounge, Inc., 118 Ill. App. 2d…