· 2/26/1999
Bliss v. Wiatrowski
Citations
- 724 A.2d 1264
- 125 Md. App. 258
- 1999 Md. App. LEXIS 37
How courts have described this case
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- stating that the trial court’s decision to vacate default judgment was consistent with the policy of liberal exercise of discretion
- stating that the trial court’s decision to vacate default judgment was consistent with the policy of liberal exercise of discretion
- noting that the trial judge granted a motion to vacate order of default, after the 30-day deadline, when the court received a letter from the defendant which stated that he was interested in participating in the case
- finding abuse of discretion in trial court’s refusal to vacate default where defendant proffered meritorious defense
- finding abuse of discretion in trial court’s refusal to vacate default where defendant proffered meritorious defense
- “[A]n order of default is interlocutory in nature and can be revised by the court at any time up until the point a final judgment is entered.”
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Judges: Davis, Salmon, Sonner
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