Staat v. Coughenour

Appellate Court of Illinois

Staat v. Coughenour

187 Ill. App. 36

CourtAppellate Court of Illinois

DecidedMay 20, 1914

DocketGen. No. 18,619

StatusPublished

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Staat v. Coughenour, 187 Ill. App. 36 (Ill. Ct. App. 1914).

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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.

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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.

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