Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Dickinson

This appeal clearly establishes how some individuals believe that litigants may ‘‘play games” with the courts, and how this court will not tolerate such behavior. The appeal arises out of a refusal by the district court for Lancaster County, Nebraska, to set aside a default judgment entered in favor of the appellee Aetna Casualty & Surety Company against the appellants, Jack L. and Virginia Dickinson, husband and wife. In September of 1979 suit was commenced by Aetna against the Dickinsons on a certain guaranty allegedly executed by the Dickinsons in favor of Aetna. The facts underlying the…