J. P. Fowler Mfg. Co. v. City Court of Salt Lake City
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Third District, Salt Lake County; P. G. Evans, Judge. Application for writ of certiorari by the J. P. Fowler Manufacturing Company against the City Court of Salt Lake City and Thomas R. Cutler, Jr. From a judgment dismissing the writ, applicant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGideon, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court of Salt Lake county dismissing a writ of certiorari. The determining question is the jurisdiction of the city court to annul or set-aside a default judgment on motion of the default*542ing debtor by reason of inadvertence or excusable neglect after six months 'from the daté of entry of such judgment.
It appears from the record that on April 14, 1916, a judgment by default was entered in the city court in favor of J. P. Fowler Manufacturing Company, appellant herein, against Thomas R. Cutler, Jr., respondent herein. Six months and twenty-four…
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