Westervelt v. Robertson

Opinion

FAINER, P. J.

Plaintiff obtained an unlawful detainer judgment against defendants, who had filed and served their answer to the complaint but were not present on the day of trial. The judgment, made and entered on October 16, 1979, gave plaintiff restitution and possession of the rented premises, damages in the sum of $1,187.50, attorney fees in the sum of $250 and $25.40 costs. Defendants, who were not in possession of the premises at the time of this appeal, did not learn of the judgment until the wages of one of them were levied on, pursuant to a writ of execution on February 29,…