Meloy v. Finbers Realty Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
HITZ, Associate Justice.
The declaration claims $4,000 for legal services alleged to have been performed by the plaintiff for the defendant, and is accompanied by the usual affidavit of merit.
The defendant failed to file a timely plea; judgment was taken by default for the amount claimed; was set aside on motion; and this appeal is taken from the order setting aside the default, the theory of the appeal apparently being that .the judgment in favor of the plaintiff was property of the plaintiff, not only affected but extinguished by an interlocutory order of the court, and thus appealable under…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bronson v. SchultenSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Baxter v. Buchholz-Hill Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
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- Maktos v. HillDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943