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· 3/10/1919

Foster v. Lancaster

Citations

  • 249 U.S. 601
  • 39 S. Ct. 259
  • 63 L. Ed. 796
  • 1919 U.S. LEXIS 2204

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  • holding that “[a]lthough courts should not set aside default judgments or dismissals without good cause, it is the policy of the law to favor the trial of all cases on their merits.”

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