Legal Opinion
Tate v. Kelley
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 4, 1957No. 1900PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
On August 14, 1956, appellant moved to vacate a default judgment entered on May 24, 1955, against him in favor of ap-pellee. The basis of his motion was his claim that he had never been served with process and had no knowledge of the suit or judgment until a few days before filing his motion, although the marshal’s return showed that appellant had been personally served. The trial judge denied the motion, holding that the trial court’s Rule 60(b) (6) requires that a motion to vacate a judgment be filed within a reasonable time, and that the record and evidence showed…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Theresa Hicklin v. Robert EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
- Wilson v. KingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- Chader v. WilkinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1939
- Couch v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, ETC.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
- Cleaves v. FunkCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1935
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Jackson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
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- Firemen's Insurance Co. of Washington v. BeltsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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