Bowie v. . Tucker

In Bowie v. Tucker, 197 N. C., 671, the judge of the Superior Court found that in not answering plaintiffs complaint that the defendants were entitled to have the judgment by default and inquiry set aside on the ground of excusable neglect and reversed the judgment of the clerk. Plaintiff appealed to this Court and this Court reversed the judgment of the court below. The decision in part is as follows at p. 672: “The clerk gave judgment by default and inquiry and the defendants made a motion before him to set aside the judgment on the ground of excusable neglect. The motion was denied, and…