Legal Opinion
Scott Coon v. Robert P. Grenier
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 2, 1989No. 88-1658PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
We are called upon to decide whether an entry of default may stand in the face of unsuccessful efforts below to remove it. Because we believe that, in the circumstances of this case, good cause existed to set aside the default, we reverse the decision of the district court and remand for further proceedings.
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Plaintiff-appellee Scott Coon was injured in a traffic accident in Bellingham, Massachusetts on the first of March, 1985. On July 25, 1986, he initiated this action in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island against the driver of one of the…
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