Washington County v. Clark

Plaintiff County brought this mandatory injunction proceeding to require defendant to remove from certain real property owned by defendant a house which was constructed thereon. The house was built by defendant without first obtaining a building permit. The circuit court entered a default order and thereafter a decree against defendant requiring the removal of the house and its appurtenances within 90 days. In this appeal defendant contends that the entry of the default order was improper and that his motion to vacate that order and the decree based thereon should have been allowed.

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