Jones v. STATESVILLE ICE AND FUEL COMPANY

The question presented for determination on this appeal is whether a judgment by default and inquiry should be set aside for excusable neglect where the defendant turned the entire responsibility -of handling the defense of a law -suit over to his wife upon her assurance that she would look after it, but neither the defendant nor his wife did anything about the matter until after the judgment by default and inquiry had been entered.

It is .provided in G.S. 1-220, in pertinent part, as follows: “The judge shall, upon such.terms as may be just, at any time within one year after notice thereof,…