NEWMAN v. UNIVERSAL ENTERPRISES

No. 1905.

129 A.2d 696 (1957)

William Lawrence NEWMAN, a/k/a Newman William Lawrence, Appellant, v. UNIVERSAL ENTERPRISES, Inc., a corporation, Assignee of Universal Jewelry Co., Inc., Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided March 4, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Harlan, Washington, D. C., with whom Clarence H. Featherson was on the brief, for appellant.

Jack Politz, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before ROVER, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.


ROVER, Chief Judge.

This appeal is from the denial of a motion to set aside a confession of judgment and to quash a writ of attachment issued thereon. Appellee had instituted suit against the appellant to recover a balance due for merchandise sold and delivered. Without service of process upon appellant, the clerk of the Municipal Court made entry of judgment in the case in accordance with a praecipe, purportedly signed by appellant in the office of the appellee and...

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