Legal Opinion
Eagle Associates v. Bank of Montreal
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 11, 1991No. 646, Docket 90-7707PublishedCited by 411 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Eagle Associates (“Eagle”), appeals from a default judgment entered July 7, 1989, in the Southern District of New York, John F. Keenan, District Judge, based on Eagle’s failure to appear through counsel as ordered by the district court. The court awarded appellee Bank of Montreal (“Montreal”) $401,668.18 on a note issued by Eagle, and dismissed Eagle’s counter-claims and cross-claims.
On appeal, Eagle contends that the district court abused its discretion in entering the default judgment.
In this case of first impression in this Court, we hold that the district…
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