Rosenberg v. Derbes

On Motion to Dismiss Appeal.

The plaintiff has moved to dismiss this appeal on the ground that the appellant Derbes, one of the defendants, confessed judgment. That is a mistake. Derbes, in his answer to the suit, admitted, specifically, many of the allegations of the petition, but he did not admit but on the contrary denied liability, and he prayed that his answers should be deemed sufficient and that the plaintiff's suit should be dismissed. On a rule issued at the instance of the plaintiff ordering Derbes to show cause why judgment should not be rendered against him for $2,250, on the…