Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Sharp Sharp Joe W. Garrett for plaintiffs, Glidewell Glidewell for defendant, Judges PER CURIAM. See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. W. B. GARRETT v. E. H. TRENT and S.W. TURNER Judgments § 22e — It is error for the court to set aside a judgment on the ground of excusable neglect, C. S., 600, in the absence of a finding that defendant has a meritorious defense. PER CURIAM. There is an absence of any finding of the fact by the court that the defendant had meritorious defenses, and for this reason the judgments should not have been set aside. Cahoon v. Brinkley, 176 N.C. 5; Hooks v. Neighbors, 211 N.C. 382. Reversed.