Appellate Court of Illinois, 1914

Staat v. Coughenour

Appellate Court of Illinois · Decided May 20, 1914 · Graves

187 Ill. App. 36

Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice Graves

delivered the opinion of the court.

2. Judgment, § 127*—when essential to set aside a default judgment. It is only where a meritorious defense exists and the default is not due to the negligence of the party defaulted that a judgment following such default will be set aside to let the party in to make a defense on the merits that by the exercise of diligence would have been presented before the default.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.