Elliott v. Shaw
Citations
- 16 Cal. 377
Syllabus
<p>Ay affidavit by defendant that he was under the impression, when he retained counsel in a cause, that the time to answer had not expired; that he did not recollect the precise day upon which the summons and complaint were served; that he was quite ill at the time, and did not as carefully note the time as he otherwise would, is insufficient to open a judgment by default.</p>
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- decided when statutory minimum was $500
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