Legal Opinion

Ayers v. D. F. Quillen & Sons, Inc.

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided February 18, 1963No. 37PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Terry, J.:

Plaintiff, on February 2, 1951, filed a complaint in the court below, together with an affidavit of demand, which included copies of the book entries sued upon. Subsequent to this date, in 1951, the attorney for plaintiff filed a stipulation extending, without termination date, the time in which defendants were required to answer this complaint. On June 26, 1960, plaintiff served and filed a notice of motion for entry of judgment by default for failure to plead or otherwise answer. Prior to this action, neither party had taken any action to prosecute or defend this claim. On July…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ralph W. Rollins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
  2. Edsall v. Rockland Paper Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1937
  3. Solar Electric Corp. v. Exterminator Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  4. Landes v. WolfSupreme Court of Delaware · 1953

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Draper v. Medical Center of DelawareSupreme Court of Delaware · 2001
  2. Duncan v. Pennington County Housing AuthoritySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Lake Meredith Reservoir Co. v. Amity Mutual Irrigation Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1985
  4. Gebhart v. Ernest DiSabatino & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1970
  5. Rorie v. Avenue Shipping Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1967

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