Boyle v. Levi

Citations

• 73 Ill. 175

Syllabus

<p>1. Practice—setting aside a default, discretionary with the court. The matter of setting aside a default is within the sound discretion of the court, and where it does not appear there has been an abuse of that discretion, the judgment of the court will not be disturbed.</p> <p>2. Where affidavits filed by the respective parties, on a motion to reinstate a cause dismissed for want of prosecution, are flatly contradictory, the action of the court in giving credence to those on one side, instead of the other, can not be held to be error.</p>