MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court.
Defendant, Schrieffer's Motor Service, Inc., appeals from an order sustaining plaintiff's motion to strike defendant's petition to vacate an $8500 default judgment. Defendant's petition, based on section 72 of the Civil Practice Act, was filed six months after judgment.
On December 5, 1958, in Chicago Heights, Illinois, an automobile, owned and operated by plaintiff, collided with a truck, owned by defendant...
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