Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1969

Askinas v. Goldman

Askinas v. Goldman
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Decided February 7, 1969
355 Mass. 792; 244 N.E.2d 731

Askinas v. Goldman

Opinion of the Court

This is a petition under G. L. c. 260, § 15, filed on December 26, 1967, to vacate a judgment of the Superior Court for the county of Suffolk entered on March 13,1967, in favor of the plaintiff (the respondent here) in an action of contract for legal services against the petitioner. The petitioner and his counsel are both from Springfield. The petition alleges .that the default was entered for failure of counsel to appear at the call of the conciliation list. The petition was denied and the petitioner excepted. There was no abuse of discretion.

Exceptions overruled.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.