PRYSE v. STRICKLAND LUMBER & BLDG. SUPPLY

No. 8311DC1.

311 S.E.2d 598 (1984)

Robert G. PRYSE, Sr. v. STRICKLAND LUMBER AND BUILDING SUPPLY, INC. and Johns-Manville Sales Corporation.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 7, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mast, Tew, Armstrong & Morris by L. Lamar Armstrong, Jr. and George B. Mast, Smithfield, for defendants-appellants.

L. Austin Stevens, Smithfield, for plaintiff-appellee.


ARNOLD, Judge.

Defendant Strickland first contends that the trial court erred in ordering entry of default and default judgment against Strickland, in that its negligence in failing to file an answer to plaintiff's complaint was excusable. Strickland argues that it was justified in taking no action, since it reasonably relied on defendant Johns-Manville to defend the suit.

A determination of the existence of good cause for setting aside an entry of default...

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