Ledford v. . Ledford

The first two grounds upon which petitioner bases her motion in the cause to set aside the consent judgment entered in the present proceeding appear to be predicated upon her contention that she had not authorized her attorney to sign such judgment.

In this connection, “A judgment entered of record, whether in invitum or by consent, is presumed to be regular, and an attorney who consented to it is presumed to have acted in good faith and to have had the necessary authority from his client, and not to have betrayed his confidence or to have sacrificed his right. The law does not presume that a…