Continental Data Corp. v. Old Colony Group Leasing, Inc.

This is an action in contract to recover the purchase price of computer equipment allegedly sold to defendant Old Colony Group Leasing, Inc. At issue on this appeal is the propriety of the trial court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to vacate the default entered against it. No default judgment has been entered in this case, and we review the trial court’s report pursuant to Dist./Mun. Cts. R. Civ. P., Rule 64(d).

The relevant procedural chronology is as follows: On September 20, 1991, the plaintiff filed a complaintfor breach of contract to recover damages in the amount of $55,502.382 plus…