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Show JUDGE BOWMAN SETS PRECEDENT. Deputies, He Orders, Must Not Enter Judgments In Default Cases. Salt Lake. Aug 1S City Civil Tudge J. M. Rowman hos made an order or-der tjHt deputies In Ills omre shall enter no more default Judgments In actions arising upon contracts for the recovery of money or damages, and there Is a flurry among attorneys of ihe city over the order. Several legal lights for whom the deputies have refused re-fused to enter default judgments since the order went Into effect two dayB ago hac threatened mandamus proceedings pro-ceedings and the deputies. J. O. Cecil. J. M. Cohen and F. L-. Palmquist. likewise like-wise Benjamin S. Rives, city recorder, who Is ex-offlclo clerk of the court, are worrying a little for fear they niltht he held liable under tholr bonds for refusal to enter the Judg ments. Judge Bowman's policy appears sound, for under the old rule the deputies dep-uties frequently were Judges in effect, ef-fect, but il looks Uke the law is against him Here Is (he law on the subject, section 3179 of chapter 32 of the revised statutes: Provisions of Statute. "In an action arising upon contract for the recovery of money or damages only, Jf no answer, demurrer or motion has been filed with the clerk of the court within the time specified In the summons, or such further time as may have been granted, and the complaint com-plaint and proof of service of summons sum-mons shall have been filed with the clerk, upon application of the plaln-liff. plaln-liff. must enter the default of the defendant de-fendant and Immediately thereafter enter Judgment for the amount specified speci-fied in the complaint. Including te costs, against the defendant.or agulnst one or more of several defendants, In the cases provided for in 2034 If the complaint shall not have been ver- i ifierl, H must be verified before judc-ment judc-ment is entered." |