Sedberry v. Jones

Gould, Associate Justice.

On the 18th day of January, 1872, appellant filed, under oath, an application to set aside a judgment by default rendered on the 17th, setting up a meritorious defense, as well as the defense of limitation against part of the claim established by the judgment against his intestate’s estate, and alleging as excuse for failing to defend that there had been negotiations for compromise between plaintiff’s attorney and defendant, and that he referred the plaintiff’s attorney to his (defendant’s) attorney, and is advised that they agreed to a compromise. The sworn statement…