Coleman v. Meyer

An action was brought by plaintiff, a lessor of real property, to recover for unpaid rents, taxes, insurance and maintenance allegedly owed by defendants, who were claimed to be the assignees of the original lessee. The defendants, mother and son, failed to answer or to appear otherwise, and an order of default and a judgment were entered against them. Shortly thereafter, an execution was issued on the bank accounts of the mother, and, approximately one month after the judgment was entered, defendants filed a motion pursuant to ORS 18.160 ① to set aside the default and the judgment on the…