PIERCE, Judge.
Defendant, Joe Gigliotti, appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to set aside a default judgment. We reverse.
On November 8, 1976, defendant was served with summons and complaint in Webb County, Texas. His answer was therefore due on December 8, 1976. C.R.C.P. 12(a). Sometime in mid-December, defendant, acting without counsel, mailed to the court a letter which purported to be an answer and which set out a number of meritorious defenses...
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