NEWELL v. JACKSON

No. 78-1158.

72 Ill. App.3d 598 (1979)

391 N.E.2d 22

DEBORAH NEWELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ERMA JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed May 16, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellis E. Reid, of Chicago, for appellant.

Michael D. Gerstein and W. James Brown, both of Chicago, for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in an apartment building fire. On September 1, 1976, a default judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff against defendant for $15,000. On February 6, 1978, defendant filed a special appearance and a petition to vacate the judgment alleging that she had never been served with process. On February...

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