JONES v. PHIPPS

No. 93-3157.

39 F.3d 158 (1994)

Gregory C. JONES, Executor for the Estate of Barbara S. McEwen, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sandra Lee PHIPPS, a/k/a Sandra R. Phipps, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 2, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julia D. Mannix (argued), Laura Beth Miller, Davis, Mannix & McGrath, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Ronald L. Bell (argued), Ronald L. Bell & Associates, Deerfield, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, BAUER, Circuit Judge, and TINDER, District Judge.


TINDER, District Judge.

This appeal raises the single question of whether the district court's denial of a motion to vacate a default judgment was an abuse of discretion.

I. Background

Gregory C. Jones, as executor of Barbara McEwen's estate, filed a multi-count complaint against Sandra Phipps in the district court alleging, among other things, that Phipps stole cash and personal property from John and Barbara McEwen while she worked for them...

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