EMCASCO INS. CO. v. SAMBRICK

No. 87-1145.

834 F.2d 71 (1987)

EMCASCO INSURANCE COMPANY v. Louis SAMBRICK, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided November 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Connors (argued), Media, Pa., Austin J. McGreal, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Joanne S. Faul (argued), James W. Hennessey, Sherr & Zuckerman, P.C., Norristown, Pa., for appellee.

Before SLOVITER and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges, and BROTMAN, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the district court's order denying defendant's motion to set aside a default judgment constituted an abuse of discretion. Because the procedure followed in the district court failed to accord with that established by this court, we conclude that the order appealed from must be reversed.

I.

Appellant Louis Sambrick, who was the defendant in the district...

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