Norris v. Dodge's Administrator

Suit by Norris against the intestate, in Ms lifetime before a justice, for the price of a coffin for the intestate’s son, appeal to the Circuit Court, when the defendant had judgment, from which the plaintiff appeals.

In the Circuit Court, on the second day of the term at which the cause was first for trial, the defendant, in his absence, was defaulted, and, as proof, judgment was taken against him for the claim, $12 and costs. On the twelfth and last day of the term, the defendant moved to set aside the default and judgment, showing by affidavit a meritorious defense, and that he and his…