Purington v. Sound West

This is an appeal from the district court’s denial of defendant’s motion to set aside a default judgment entered in Missoula County.

Plaintiff is Michael Purington, a professional musician with the Lost Highway Band, who purchased a sound system for $1,350 from defendant Sound West, a corporation, in the summer of 1975. In the fall of 1975 the sound system ceased to work properly and eventually ceased functioning altogether. According to the complaint, defendant assured plaintiff the malfunction would be repaired,_ but plaintiff was compelled to obtain a substitute sound system. Plaintiff…