BELIVEAU v. GOODRICH

No. 37339.

173 N.W.2d 877 (1970)

185 Neb. 98

Kathleen M. BELIVEAU, Appellee, v. Guy William GOODRICH and Rita Ellen Goodrich, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

January 23, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pilcher, Howard & Dustin, Omaha, for appellants.

Eisenstatt, Morrison, Higgins, Miller, Kinnamon & Morrison, Omaha, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C. J., and CARTER, SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, SMITH, McCOWN and NEWTON, JJ.


WHITE, Chief Justice.

The district court, during the same term that it was entered, refused to set aside a default judgment in the sum of $25,000, this amount being the prayer of plaintiff's petition in a personal injury automobile accident suit. We reverse the judgment of the district court and remand the cause with directions that the default judgment be set aside and that the case be opened for further proceedings on the merits.

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