Case Name: Brennan-Tucker Motor Co. v. Tucker
Court: Colorado Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Colorado
Decision Date: 1926-01-16
Citations: 78 Colo. 550
Docket Number: No. 11,427
Parties: Brennan-Tucker Motor Co. v. Tucker.
Judges: 
Reporter: Colorado Reports
Volume: 78
Pages: 550–551

Head Matter:
No. 11,427.
Brennan-Tucker Motor Co. v. Tucker.
Decided January 16, 1926.
Mr. Charles E. Friend, for plaintiff in error.
Messrs. EWING & Arnold, for defendant in error.
En banc.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Burke
delivered the opinion of the court.
These parties appeared in reverse order in the trial court and we hereinafter refer to them as there.
Plantiff sued defendant on a promissory note. Summons , and complaint were served in Denver September 10, 1925, and default and judgment entered October 2, following. Eight days later defendant moved to set aside the default and presented a prima facie meritorious defense. His counsel set forth by affidavit, among other things, his employment in the cause, his instructions to defend, that through error he had noted October 7 on his office calendar as the date for answer, that on said date he prepared and filed answer, and then for the first time learned of his error and that judgment had been entered five days before. Considering these and other allegations we think the court abused its discretion in overruling the motion. Sec. 81, Civil Code p. 116, C. L. 1921; Gumaer v. Bell, 51 Colo. 473, 119 Pac. 681.
The judgment is reversed, and the cause remanded with directions to set aside the default and permit defendant to answer.
Mr. Justice Campbell not participating.