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· 11/28/1978

Hollingsworth v. American Finance Corp.

Citations

  • 271 N.W.2d 872
  • 86 Wis. 2d 172
  • 1978 Wisc. LEXIS 1246

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that under the good cause standard set forth in Federal R. Civ. P. 55(c
  • explaining that while default judgments are not favored, \countervailing factors of public policy which favor finality of judgments and discourage litigation delay\ justify their use
  • confusion in forwarding papers from one office to another due to a business reorganization not excusable neglect
  • confusion as to which attorney had been retained to handle a matter and confusion in forwarding papers from one office to another due to reorganization of a business not excusable neglect

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Judges: William G. Callow

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