Lust v. Fox

The plaintiff recovered judgment against the defendants in Justices’ Court. The trial was completed on June 23,1966. Judgment for the plaintiff was entered in the court’s docket on July 7, 1966. On August 8, 1966 the Justice advised the defendants for the first time that judgment had been rendered. Prior to this time, the defendants had no notice of the entry of the judgment.

Defendants now move to set aside the judgment, on the ground that the verdict was not rendered within 10 days after the conclusion of the trial, as required by section 270 of the Justice Court Act.

The plaintiff contends…