GOUDIE v. WILLIAM NORWITZ COMPANY

No. 5720.

280 A.2d 77 (1971)

Winifred M. GOUDIE, Appellant, v. WILLIAM NORWITZ COMPANY, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 6, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winifred M. Goudie, pro se.

Bardyl Rifat Tirana, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, KELLY, Associate Judge, and QUINN, Associate Judge, Retired.


HOOD, Chief Judge:

This appeal is from the refusal of the trial court to set aside a judgment by default entered by the Clerk of the trial court. Appellant attacks the default judgment on several grounds. Finding one of those grounds valid, we reverse and do not pass upon the other grounds.

GS Civ.Rule 55(a) (1), in existence at the time the default judgment was entered, provided:

In any action arising ex contractu, when the plaintiff's claim against...

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