Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Taylorcraft, Inc.

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided September 15, 1961No. Civ. A. 16971PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARSH, District Judge.

Defendant, Taylorcraft, Inc., moves to vacate and set aside a default judgment in the sum of $9,364.32 1 entered after non-jury trial, on the grounds of excusable neglect, mistake, surprise, and inadvertence.

The defendant admits that it has never retained counsel “nor entered its appearance of record in the above entitled action” (see j[ 1 of the motion). In a “Supplement to Motion to Vacate Judgment” defendant attached a proposed answer in which it admits that it is indebted to the plaintiffs in the sum of $1,312.04, but asserts that under a proper construction of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pellegrini v. Roux Distributing Co., Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  2. Durabilt Steel Locker Co. v. Berger Mfg. Co.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1927
  3. United States v. Edgewater Dyeing & Finishing Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1957

3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Steve Benny v. Danny Pipes and Charles PayneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  2. Cockrell v. World's Finest Chocolate Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1977
  3. Noetzel v. Glasgow, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Henry C. Taylor v. Boston and Taunton Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
  5. Johnson v. Bd. of County Com'rs County of FremontDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1994

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