Rickenbach v. Flavel

This is an appeal from the trial court’s denial of defendant’s motion for postponement. Plaintiff, a builder, commenced this action on December 19, 1972, to recover the reasonable value of his labor and materials in the sum of $1,079.95.

On August 1, 1974, judgment by default was entered against defendant. On August 5, 1974, the trial court granted defendant’s motion to vacate the default judgment entered against her and allowed defendant to file her Amended Answer and Counterclaim. Thereafter, a postponement of trial was granted because defendant was ill with the flu. The case was re-set to…