Appellate Court of Illinois June 25, 1979, 78-943 (Silny v. Lorens)

Mr. JUSTICE McGLOON

delivered the opinion of the court:

In September of 1977, the trial court entered a default judgment in favor of plaintiff, George Silny, and against defendant Mitch Lorens, in the amount of *3,000. Several months subsequent to the judgment, Lorens filed a petition under section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110, par.