Kiilunen v. Moodie

Defendant appeals from the trial judge’s refusal to set aside a default judgment entered when defense counsel failed to appear for a scheduled pretrial conference. Defense counsel claimed lack, of official notice as justification for his nonappearance at the pretrial conference.

GCR 1963, 301.9 authorizes the taking of a default when the counsel fails to appear for a pretrial conference:

"Default. Failure to appear at a duly scheduled pretrial conference, unless said conference has been waived in accordance with sub-rule 301.8, shall constitute a default to which provisions of GCR 520 shall be…