Default
Summary
Neglecting to perform a legal obligation. In a judicial proceeding, the nonappearance of a defendant in the time required by law, resulting in a default judgment. A similar nonappearance of a plaintiff may result in a nonsuit.
Links
papers
- Docket Entry, Nonsuit, 23 October 1845 [ Babbitt Guardian of James Lawrence et al. v. William Law et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Writ of Inquiry, 20 May 1846 [ Maria Lawrence et al. v. Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS ]
- Introduction to Ferris Administrator of the Estate of JS
- Introduction to JS v. Brotherton