McCormick v. Labelle

TIMBERS, District Judge.

Plaintiffs move for judgment in this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by them as the result *454of an automobile accident which occurred on October 23, 1959 in Simsbury, Connecticut.

Pursuant to Rule 4(d), Fed.R.Civ.P., 28 U.S.C.A., service of the summons and complaint was made on defendants through their agent, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of the State of Connecticut. Conn.Gen.Stat., ch. 896, § 52-62 (1958). Defendants failed to appear and failed to answer the summons and complaint. Pursuant to Rule 55(a), Fed. R.Civ.P., a default was entered…