Sta-Rite Industries, Inc. v. Century Water Treating

Opinion by

Price, J.,

This appeal comes before the Court on a denial of a petition to open a default judgment entered by the lower court en banc. The appeal is brought by appellant Grace M. Lehman only and is not joined by co-defendant Century Water Treating. Appellant contends that the denial constituted an abuse of discretion in the lower court. We agree and therefore will reverse.

The facts briefly stated are: Appellant had taken over the presidency of Century Water Treating (Century) after the death of her husband, the founder and former president, in 1964. Century had become indebted to…