Tozer v. Charles A. Krause Milling Co.

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• holding that the decision to vacate the entry of default is left to the court’s sound discretion
• holding that the decision to vacate the entry of default is left to the court’s sound discretion
• holding that any doubts regarding entry of default should be resolved in favor of the defendant, particularly because “[m]atters involving large sums should not be determined by default judgments if it can reasonably be avoided”
• holding that any doubts regarding entry of default should be resolved in favor of the defendant, particularly because “[m]atters involving large sums should not be determined by default judgments if it can reasonably be avoided”
• holding no gross neglect where the defendant, a Wisconsin corporation, did not receive notice of the suit because it had failed to update the address of its Pennsylvania registered office
• setting aside default judgment of approximately $436,000, noting \a controversy concerning damages of this magnitude should be resolved on its merits whenever possible\

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