· 3/10/1919
Foster v. Lancaster
Citations
- 249 U.S. 601
- 39 S. Ct. 259
- 63 L. Ed. 796
- 1919 U.S. LEXIS 2204
How courts have described this case
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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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