Pollins v. McGovern

The defendant in the above-entitled proceeding, acting pursuant to G. L. 1956 (1969 Reenactment) §9-21-4, on October 22, 1971, petitioned this court for a trial in that cause, none having been had therein by reason of the entry of a judgment of default on September 24, 1970, by a justice of the Sixth Division of the District Court. The statute' provides: “A party or garnishee in any action or proceeding in the superior court wherein no trial has been had, against whom a judgment has been rendered on involuntary dismissal, default or report of referees, by reason of accident, mistake,…