Legal Opinion
Deal Furniture & Appliance, Inc. v. Four Winds Plaza Partnership
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided April 2, 1997No. D.C. Civ. App. No. 96-68; Terr. Ct. Civ. No. 353-1995PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam 1
In this appeal, appellants challenge the Territorial Court's denial of their motion to vacate default judgment entered against them. For the reasons cited below, we find that the Territorial Court erred when it failed to properly consider whether appellants' defense was meritorious against the breach of contract claim. We also find that the trial court's failure to rule on the requisite factors before denying the motion to vacate the default constituted an abuse of discretion. This Court will therefore vacate the Territorial Court's Order dated March 12, 1996.
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- Eli L. Medunic and Dolores M. Medunic v. Louis W. LedererCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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