Case Name: A. MICHAEL LePORE, PLAINTIFF, v. HENRY DeMEESTER, DEFENDANT
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1929-12-13
Citations: 7 N.J. Misc. 1110
Docket Number: 
Parties: A. MICHAEL LePORE, PLAINTIFF, v. HENRY DeMEESTER, DEFENDANT.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 7
Pages: 1110–1110

Head Matter:
A. MICHAEL LePORE, PLAINTIFF, v. HENRY DeMEESTER, DEFENDANT.
Submitted October 11, 1929
Decided December 13, 1929.
Before Justices Paekee, Black and B odine.
For the rule, Filbert L. Bosenstein.
ContraJohn W. Oclcford.

Opinion:
Pee Cueiam.
The plaintiff brought suit to recover for professional services. The trial resulted in a judgment of $1,500. The ground upon which we are asked to make this rule absolute is that the defendant has a just and legal defense to the action, and that through error and misunderstanding he was deprived of the opportunity to defend.
It appears from the proofs that the counsel to whom the defense was entrusted was misinformed as to the position of the case upon the calendar by an inadvertent mistake of his managing clerk.
We are of the opinion that the judgment should be opened in so far as it is necessary to permit a new trial. The plaintiff may hold his judgment as security to abide the outcome of the new trial. In all other respects the rule will be made absolute.