State ex rel. Smotherman v. District Court
Montana Supreme Court
Original application for writ of certiorari by the state on the relation of W. D. Smotherman to annul an order of the District Court of Blaine County made in the case of Smotherman v. Ghrisitansen, pending therein.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holloway
On February 3, 1915, Charles Christiansen moved the district court in and for Blaine county to set aside his default which had been entered on March 27, 1914, in an action pending in that court, wherein W. D. Smotherman was plaintiff and Charles Christiansen defendant. Eelief was sought upon the ground that the default resulted from inadvertence and excusable neglect. The motion was granted on April 13, and this proceeding was instituted to have the order annulled.
[1] Section 6589, Eevised Codes, provides: “The court may, in furtherance of justice * * * upon such terms as may be just, relieve…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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