Altman v. Werling

October 25, 1973, plaintiff-appellant, Harold Altman, filed a petition in the Circuit Court of Jasper County seeking damages in the amount of $1,500 against defendants as a result of defendants’ alleged failure to deliver title to sundry personalty contained in a trailer which plaintiff had purchased from defendants.

After due service of process on defendants, plaintiff obtained a default judgment December 13, 1973 against them for the amount sought in the petition on the basis of defendants’ failure to plead or otherwise appear in the action. Defendants moved on January 11, 1974, to set aside…