Jennings v. Wiles
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Monongalia County. Action by M. J. Jennings against J. W. Wiles. Judgment for plaintiff by default, motion to set aside the judgment overi’ulcd, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Judge:
Mrs. M. J. Jennings recovered a judgment against J. W. Wiles on the 4th. of October, 1917, on notice and motion. The judgment was by default. On the following morning defendant appeared by counsel and, before the orders of the preceding day had been signed, moved the court to set it aside and quash the notice as being insufficient in law. Plaintiff’s counsel was not then present, and the court set the 15th of October for the hearing of the motion and required notice thereof to be given to the plaintiff’s counsel. Counsel for the respective parties then appeared, and…
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