Legal Opinion

A. F. Dormeyer Company, Inc., a Corporation v. M. J. Sales & Distributing Co., Inc., a Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 30, 1972No. 71-1348PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRANT, District Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, denying defendant’s motion to vacate a default judgment entered by said court on 5 February 1971. The question presented is whether the district court abused its discretion in failing to vacate a default judgment entered after a copy of defendant’s answer was served upon the attorneys for plaintiff within the proper time, but said answer was not filed with' the Clerk of the Court.

The plaintiff, A. F. Dormeyer Company, Inc., filed its complaint…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Tolson v. HodgeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
  2. Robert C. Thorpe v. Bessie P. ThorpeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
  3. Barber v. TurbervilleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
  4. Sara Patapoff v. Vollstedt's Inc., a Corporation, Crown Mills, a Corporation and Pacific Supply Co-Operative, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
  5. Dalminter, Inc. v. Jessie Edwards, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1961

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Steven v. Summers v. State of Utah Salt Lake Commissioners "John Does 1-5", and Salt Lake City Corporation Officer James E. FaraoneCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
  2. Kemp v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2022
  3. Berube v. McKesson Wine & Spirits Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
  4. C.K.S. Engineers, Inc. v. White Mountain Gypsum Company, M.S. Riddle and Eryl A. CummingsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  5. Inryco, Inc. v. Metropolitan Engineering Company, Inc., and American Fidelity Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983

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