Held v. Held

The husband appeals from an order denying his motion to set aside a decree of divorce taken against him by default. He alleges that his wife misled him into believing that she had dismissed her suit and therefore that the trial court abused its discretion when it refused to set aside the decree on grounds of excusable neglect. ORS 18.160.

The wife filed a complaint for divorce in Washington County, August 15, 1969, on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. ORS 107.030 (6). Shortly before, she had left the family home in Madras, Oregon. The husband was served with summons, a copy of the…