Legal Opinion
Davis v. Musler
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 18, 1983No. 442, Docket 82-7412PublishedCited by 364 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
Joseph H. Musler and Jacqueline Maloney appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Pierre N. Leval, Judge, denying their motion under Fed.R.Civ.P. 55(c) and 60(b) to vacate a default judgment which was entered against them in the amount of $516,222.91. The judgment purportedly consisted of $256,573.50 in “actual liquidation damages”, $100,000 in punitive damages, and $100,000 in attorneys’ fees, plus interest and costs. Because defendants’ motion raised substantial questions of law and fact which could not…
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