· 7/6/1984
McNutt v. Johansen
Citations
- 477 A.2d 738
- 1984 Me. LEXIS 733
How courts have described this case
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- holding the court has discretion to hold an evidentiary hearing prior to entering a default judgment
- noting the court has discretion \to hold an evidentiary hearing on the truth of any averment in the pleading before entering a default judgment\
- wife’s mistaken belief that husband's bankruptcy petition would stay proceedings against her does not constitute “good cause”
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Judges: McKusick, Nichols, Roberts, Wathen, Geassman, Scolnik
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