Legal Opinion
Security Pacific Credit (Hong Kong) Ltd. v. Lau King Jan
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided November 18, 1986No. 84-121-APublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEISBERGER, Justice.
This case comes before us on appeal by Hoiyong Gems Corporation (Gems) from the entry of default and thereafter the entry of a default judgment in the amount of $1,146,659.63, including interest and costs. We vacate the judgment. The facts of the case as disclosed by affidavits of the parties are as follows.
On July 22, 1983, plaintiffs, Security Pacific Credit (Hong Kong) Ltd. and Bank of Canton, Ltd., caused service of a summons and complaint to be made upon the agent of Gems for service of process. The complaint alleged that Gems and two individual defendants (who…
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