Baird & Warner, Inc. v. Roble

This appeal is from an order vacating and setting aside a judgment against defendants upon a motion in the nature of a writ of error coram nobis under section 89 of the Practice Act, Cahill’s St. ch. 110, ¶ 89.

Defendants had appeared on July 21, 1925, by their attorney, one Legg, and filed a plea to the declaration, supported by an affidavit of meritorious defense. The cause came on for trial at the September term, 1927, and defendants not appearing in person or by counsel, a jury was impaneled ex parte and the judgment in question was entered on its verdict.

The grounds of the motion to…