Educator & Executive Insurers, Inc. v. Moore

JOHN P. LAIR, Special Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a default judgment in favor of Elijah Moore in the amount of $10,000.

From a more or less confused statement of facts, changes in attorneys, and the number and changes in judgments which we have attempted to sort out, the real question is whether or not the default judgment entered on the morning of August 24, 1971, should be set aside and appellant allowed to file an answer and have a trial on the merits.

Suit was filed on July 30, 1971, against the insurance company. On August 18 the company mailed its entire file to its attorney at…