Empire State Pickling Co. v. Pfister

Through a misunderstanding between defendant’s counsel and the attorney who then represented plaintiff, judgment by default was taken herein against defendant at the Ontario Trial Term in May, 1912. This default was afterwards, as appears by statements upon the argument, opened, practically without opposition from plaintiff, and the case restored to its place on the calendar. At the term in October following it was postponed by written stipulation of counsel.

Subsequently, Messrs. Christian & Thompson were substituted in the place of plaintiff’s original attorney, and on January 17, 1913,…