Atlanta Life Insurance v. Hopps

—Writ of error brings for review judgment subsequent to default judgment ‘which was entered in favor of plaintiff against the defendant.

The plaintiff in error has stated three questions for our consideration, as follows:

“1. In a stipulation between counsel for parties to a lawsuit in these words and figures, ‘It is hereby stipulated by the undersigned that the defendant may file its pleas in the above entitled cause on or before February 17, A. D. 1936/ (a) is the word May mandatory, meaning Must, or is the word May permissive, meaning May? (b) In the aforesaid stipulation does the word Pleas…