# Brown v. Royal Casualty Co. of St. Louis, Missouri

> Appellate Court of Illinois · October 9, 1913 · 183 Ill. App. 540

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/8818272

## Case

- **Full name:** Milton Brown v. Royal Casualty Company of St. Louis, Missouri
- **Court:** Appellate Court of Illinois
- **Decided:** October 9, 1913
- **Citations:** 183 Ill. App. 540
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court by Higbee
- **Judges:** Higbee
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Mr. Justice Higbee delivered the opinion of the court.
Abstract of the Decision. . 1. Judgment, § 150 * —grounds for setting aside default, motion to set aside a default judgment properly overruled -sphere the application fails to show what steps were taken hy the defendant in the case, and also omits to state he has a meritorious defense to the action and makes no showing of the-same. 2. Judgment, § 132 * —discretion of court in setting aside default. An application to set aside a default is addressed to the sound legal discretion of the court. 3. Judgment, § 132 * —when denial of leave to file amended affidavit to set aside default not an abuse of discretion. Denial of motion for leave to file an amended affidavit in support of a motion to set aside a default and to supply affidavits of merits, held not an abuse of trial court’s discretion.

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