Legal Opinion
Hantman v. Zeiger
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 30, 1957No. 2038PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
This appeal is from an order vacating a default judgment. We are first met with appellee’s (defendant’s) contention that such an order is not appealable. In Harco, Inc. v. Greenville Steel & Foundry Co., D.C.Mun.App., 112 A.2d 920, we ruled that, while ordinarily an order vacating a default judgment is not final and therefore not appealable, if a court vacates a judgment after the time within which it has power to do so, the vacating order is appealable. This brings us to appellants’ (plaintiffs’) contention that in vacating the judgment the trial court exceeded its…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Barber v. TurbervilleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Wise v. HerzogCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Harco, Inc. v. Greenville Steel and Foundry CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
- Mike's Mfg. Co. v. ZimzorisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
- Allen v. TrivettDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Day v. United Securities CorporationDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- Morfessis v. Hollywood Credit Clothing Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960
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