Cohen v. Investors Funding Corp. of New York

Once again we are involved with the proper application of Maryland Rule 625 a concerning the setting aside of an enrolled judgment. It is to be set aside “only in case of fraud, mistake or irregularity.”

Here a party was summoned by service upon a resident agent on January 15. No plea or other responsive pleading was filed until September 14. Conversations took place in the interfin between various representatives of the insurance company for one of the defendants and counsel for the plaintiffs. It is apparent that at one time counsel agreed to a 30 day extension until March 12 for the filing…