Legal Opinion

Holdgate v. Acton

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided October 12, 2000No. Nos. 99-186-A, 99-421-APublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

The defendants, Ronald Acton and Acton Development and Communications, Inc., appeal from the denial of them motions to vacate default judgments in these consolidated appeals. These appeals involve four separate suits, three of which were consolidated in the Superior Court. In all four cases, various plaintiffs alleged that Ronald Acton (hereinafter “Acton”) had borrowed money from them, in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $95,000, and had agreed to repay the loans with interest, but had faded to do so. Acton failed to answer or otherwise respond in every case. After defaults and default…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. DeFusco v. GiorgioSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
  2. Pari v. PariSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1989
  3. Clergy & Laity Concerned v. Chicago Board of EducationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1984
  4. King v. BrownSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1967
  5. Metcalf v. CerioSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1967

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