HOANEY v. LISS

No. 3318.

194 A.2d 668 (1963)

Charles and Lee Ella HOANEY, Appellants, v. Benjamin, Abraham, Louis and Gertrude LISS, t/a Beacon Credit Co., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 4, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barrington D. Parker, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Ivan J. Shefferman, Washington, D. C., for appellees.

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


QUINN, Associate Judge.

In 1951 judgments by default were entered against appellants in a contract action. In 1963 appellants moved to vacate the default judgments contending they had never received the suit papers. There motion was denied and this appeal followed.

The United States Marshal's return stated:

"Served copies of the complaint— bill of particulars—and this summons, on the Defendant, Lee Ella Hoaney Per [personally]....

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