Case Name: SUN FINANCE CORP., a Florida corporation, Petitioner, v. Charles FRIEND, and Jack B. Fried a/k/a Jack Friedenberg, Respondents
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1962-03-01
Citations: 139 So. 2d 484
Docket Number: No. 61-628
Parties: SUN FINANCE CORP., a Florida corporation, Petitioner, v. Charles FRIEND, and Jack B. Fried a/k/a Jack Friedenberg, Respondents.
Judges: Before PEARSON, TILLMAN, C. J., and CARROLL and HENDRY, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 139
Pages: 484–485

Head Matter:
SUN FINANCE CORP., a Florida corporation, Petitioner, v. Charles FRIEND, and Jack B. Fried a/k/a Jack Friedenberg, Respondents.
No. 61-628.
District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.
March 1, 1962.
On Rehearing April 11, 1962.
Marx M. Faber, Miami, for petitioner.
Von Zamft & Kravitz and John Gale, Miami, for respondents.
Before PEARSON, TILLMAN, C. J., and CARROLL and HENDRY, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Petitioner seeks review by certio-rari of an order setting aside a judgment in default which judgment was entered more than eight months prior to its vacation. A careful search of the record reveals that the only grounds alleged for vacation of the default judgment was that the petitioner's attorney inadvertently neglected to answer the complaint. The law of this state with respect to setting aside default judgments is that a trial judge may only set aside such a judgment upon a showing of good cause. Barber v. North Shore Hospital, Inc., Fla.App.1961, 133 So.2d 339.
We said in White v. Spears, Fla. 1960, 123 So.2d 689, that, absent a showing of irregularity in the proceedings prior to the entry of default, the mere assertion that the default was caused by the attorney's neglect and not through any fault on the defendant's part, does not constitute good cause sufficient to justify the setting aside of the default judgment. Accordingly, the writ of certiorari is granted and the order setting aside the default judgment is quashed.