Croes v. Handlos

Peterson, Justice.

This appeal is from an order denying defendant’s motion to open a default judgment and for leave to answer.

The only question requiring an answer here is whether a finding that defendant without reasonable excuse failed to answer is supported by a showing to the effect that defendant ignored both the advice of his attorney upon withdrawing to procure another one to interpose an answer and a notice received from the clerk that the case would be heard as a default on a specified date.

Plaintiff sued in conversion to recover one-half the value of a hay baler. He alleges that he…