Federal Realty v. Litterio Co.

1 Citing case

  1. Landcraft Co. v. Kincaid

    220 Va. 865 (Va. 1980)   Cited 21 times
    In Kincaid, we said the defendant had been the architect of his own misfortune, then we made clear that the Rules concerning default are aimed at encouraging diligence.

    Under the first sentence of Code Sec. 8-348, a trial court "can reverse a default judgment only for errors for which this Court might reverse the judgment." Federal Realty Development Corp. v. Litterio Co., 213 Va. 3, 5, 189 S.E.2d 314, 315 (1972). The balance of the statute, insofar as pertinent here, permits correction of certain clerical errors appearing on the face of the record.