Ryan v. Monson

This is an appeal from an order entered on December 19, 1962 denying a petition to vacate a judgment by default. An ex parte judgment was entered against the defendant on October 22, 1962 in the amount of $10,000.

The principal question involved here is whether the court abused its discretion when it denied the motion to vacate the default judgment, which was entered against the defendant, when defendant’s attorney was engaged in the trial of another case in the Federal District Court.

The relevant facts, taken from the defendant’s petition filed on October 30, 1962 to vacate an ex parte…