Schoenhoff v. Owens

SMITH, Judge.

Defendants appeal from the action of the trial court in refusing to set aside a judgment of $6,426.00 entered against them. The judgment in question was rendered following a trial at which defendants did not appear either in person or by counsel.

The original suit was filed in January, 1971, seeking damages for conversion of certain personal property. The property was in premises owned by defendants which plaintiff had occupied as a tenant. Defendants filed an answer. On January 26,1977, the judgment against defendants was entered.

Defendants’ timely motion to set aside alleged…