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· 5/5/1986

Olson v. Kirkham

Citations

  • 720 P.2d 217
  • 111 Idaho 34
  • 1986 Ida. App. LEXIS 409

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a court may exercise its discretion in determining whether additional evidence is necessary on application for a default judgment
  • stating that Newbold created a “narrow exception” to the requirement of making a “formal court appearance”
  • “On appeal, a defaulted defendant may not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence in a default judgment, he may only contest the sufficiency of the complaint and its allegations to support the judgment.”

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Judges: Swanstrom, Walters, Burnett

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