STAR FINANCE CORP. v. McGEE

No. 58550.

27 Ill. App.3d 421 (1975)

326 N.E.2d 518

STAR FINANCE CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SONIA McGEE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

March 17, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Elson, of Chicago, for appellant.

Jordan O. Simon, of Chicago, for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE EGAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Sonia McGee, seeks a declaration that the Illinois confession of judgment statute (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 110, par. 50(3)) is unconstitutional. On April 29, 1970, she signed a retail installment contract which was on a printed form supplied by the seller and contained a cognovit clause which provided as follows:

"The undersigned Buyer or Buyers, jointly and...

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