Gordon v. Halstead

MERRILL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decree setting aside a default judgment in the amount of $25,000 on the ground that the defendant was not served with notice of the suit, and enjoining the plaintiff in that suit from enforcing the judgment.

On February 14, 1966, a judgment by default was entered in favor of appellant Gordon, as plaintiff, in a suit against appellee, C. F. Halstead, individually; and doing business as C. F. Halstead, Contractor. The sheriff’s return showed personal service on C. F. Halstead. One Charles A. McFarlin was also a defendant in the suit against appellee and…