Cataldo v. Pono

This petition for a trial was brought, pursuant to general laws 1956, §9-21-4, more than one year after entry of a judgment by default in an action at law brought in the superior court by the plaintiff, the respondent here, against the defendants, the petitioners here. The section on which petitioners rely provides: “A party or garnishee in any action or proceeding in the superior court or .in any district court wherein no trial has been had, against whom a judgment has been rendered on nonsuit, default, or report of referees, by reason of accident, mistake, or unforeseen cause, may, within…