Brown v. Superior Court

Petitioners are defendants in a lawsuit for recovery of legal fees. Plaintiff in that lawsuit is Carlene Stewart (real party in interest in this proceeding), who sued as assignee of Wareham Seaman, an attorney who had a contract of employment with petitioners. Petitioners were served with process in that suit but did not appear. On October 21, 1964, real party in interest requested entry of their default and presented to the clerk of the court a proposed default judgment in the principal amount of $64,110.42. The clerk entered the default and signed and entered the judgment as requested. On…