Simpson v. . Brown

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Simpson v. . Brown

23 S.E. 441, 117 N.C. 482

CourtSupreme Court of North Carolina

DecidedSeptember 5, 1895

StatusPublished

Cited by3 cases

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Simpson v. . Brown, 23 S.E. 441, 117 N.C. 482 (N.C. 1895).

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Faikclotii, C. J.:

This is a motion to set aside a judgment for excusable neglect, under The Gode, Section 274.

Facts: The summons was served and returned to January Term, 1894, when the defendant Fowler employed an attorney to attend to the case. The attorney died on March 18, 1894, having failed to enter an appearancé. At August Term, 1894, the defendant was present and knew his attorney was dead, but employed no other attorney. *483 One month before January Term, 1895, the case was put on the calendar and was set for trial on January 4, 1895, and the calendar was published in two weekly newspapers at Monroe for one month. The defendant lived 19 miles from the court-house directly on the railroad running daily trains. At January Term, 1895, a judgment was rendered, the defendant not attending and having employed no attorney. On August 13, 1895, the defendant filed an affidavit and made a motion to have the judgment set aside.

This was a plain case of inexcusable negligence. Kivett v. Wynne, 89 N. C., 39. The numerous decisions upon inexcusable negligence under this section are found in Glarh's Code, pp, 231, 232, 233, 234.

Affirmed.

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Faikclotii, C. J.:

This is a motion to set aside a judgment for excusable neglect, under The Gode, Section 274.

Facts: The summons was served and returned to January Term, 1894, when the defendant Fowler employed an attorney to attend to the case. The attorney died on March 18, 1894, having failed to enter an appearancé. At August Term, 1894, the defendant was present and knew his attorney was dead, but employed no other attorney. *483 One month before January Term, 1895, the case was put on the calendar and was set for trial on January 4, 1895, and the calendar was published in two weekly newspapers at Monroe for one month. The defendant lived 19 miles from the court-house directly on the railroad running daily trains. At January Term, 1895, a judgment was rendered, the defendant not attending and having employed no attorney. On August 13, 1895, the defendant filed an affidavit and made a motion to have the judgment set aside.

This was a plain case of inexcusable negligence. Kivett v. Wynne, 89 N. C., 39. The numerous decisions upon inexcusable negligence under this section are found in Glarh's Code, pp, 231, 232, 233, 234.

Affirmed.

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