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Lesson 6.
Entering Judgment

 

Review Questions §6.15 Review 
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1. When a defendant who was properly served fails to appear, you should enter judgment in the amount demanded without a hearing.

True
False

2. To grant a default judgment for the plaintiff, you must:

  1. Make sure that the hearing was properly noticed

  1. Require adequate proof of the claim

  1. Have a nonmilitary affidavit signed

  1. Cancel any note that is the basis for the action

  1. All of the above

3. You may grant equitable relief:

  1. Whenever it is appropriate

  1. If it is demanded in the claim

  1. Only in an action that seeks money damages

  1. When no other remedy is sufficient

4. If there are two defendants, the judgment must determine whether the liability is joint or several.

True
False

5. Recoverable costs in a small claims action include:

  1. Cost of service of process

  1. Expert witness fees

  1. Statutory fees for subpoenaed witnesses

  1. Photocopying charges

  1. a and c

  1. b and d

6. If process is served by a private person, the fee cannot be more than the statutory fee of $30 for service by a public officer.

True
False

7. Recoverable costs for a process server cannot be more than the statutory fee of $30 for service by a public officer.

True
False

8. Interest may be awarded:

  1. Only when the rate is specified in the contract

  1. In a contract action for unliquidated damages, in your discretion

  1. In fraud cases, in your discretion

  1. Only from the date of judgment

  1. a and d

  1. b and c
 		  
 
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