JONES v. UNKNOWN HEIRS OR LEGATEES OF FOX

No. 3-99-0512.

728 N.E.2d 1157 (2000)

313 Ill. App.3d 249

245 Ill.Dec. 800

Griffith R. JONES, Michael L. Lance, Gary L. Lance and Tami S. Dillon, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNKNOWN HEIRS OR LEGATEES OF Maymee C. FOX and Unknown Heirs or Legatees of Frank Sivers Burns, and All Persons Claiming By, Through, or Under Them, and Unknown Owners, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

April 28, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. McBride (argued), Kehr, Cassidy & Mueller, P.C., Chillicothe, for Wesley Fox.

Nathan R. Miller, Jeffrey A. Shuck (argued), Miller, Hall & Triggs, Peoria, for Tami S. Dillon, Griffith R. Jones, Gary L. Lance, Michael L. Lance


Presiding Justice SLATER delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs Griffith Jones, Michael and Gary Lance, and Tami Dillon brought an action to quiet title to a 7½ acre parcel of land in Peoria County. A default judgment was subsequently entered in favor of plaintiffs on December 12, 1997. Appellant Wesley Fox (Fox), a purported heir of defendant Maymee Fox, filed a motion to vacate the judgment. The trial court denied the motion to vacate and also denied...

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