Kaplan & Jellinghaus v. Newfield Yacht Sales, Inc.

Pee Cueiam.

The defendants appeal from the trial court’s denial of their motion to open a default judgment against them for legal services in the amount of $9300 plus costs. The trial court’s finding included the following facts. The plaintiff law firm represented the defendants in a law suit which terminated on July 20, 1978. A civil action was commenced for the payment of the legal services on August 1, 1978, four days after the senior partner in the plaintiff law firm spoke with the defendant Kathleen Wallack 1 about such payment. Return on the civil action begun on August 1, 1978, was due…