Coulas v. Smith
Arizona Supreme Court
395 P.2d 527 (Ariz. 1964)
Relevant factsFree
Coulas (defendant) fully answered Smith's (plaintiff's) complaint but was absent, along with his attorney, when the trial date was rescheduled by stipulation between Smith's attorney and the court; Coulas failed to appear on the new trial date, and the court entered judgment for Smith, which Coulas moved to vacate nearly two years later on the ground he never received the required three days' notice of an application for default judgment.
IssueFree
Whether, if a party does not show up at trial and has a judgment entered against him at the trial, it is automatically considered a default judgment.
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