Hanen V. Willis

Appellant Hanen, one of the plaintiffs and cross-defendants below, brought an action against Valley National Bank, Cerene Properties, Inc. and Clifford Walker, for a declaratory judgment concerning certain promissory notes executed by Hanen and others. Appellees, Willis, Skousen and Kleinman were substituted as defendants in the case in place of the Valley National Bank. They filed a counterclaim and cross-claim (designated cross-complaint) against the plaintiffs, and defendants Cerene Properties, Inc. and Clifford Walker. A default judgment was later entered in favor of counterclaimants and cross claimants (appellees herein). The Court of Appeals, Division I, in 4 Ariz. App. 224, 419 P.2d 354 (1966), dismissed an appeal by Hanen, basing its opinion on jurisdictional defects in the notice of appeal. This Court has vacated the decision of the Court of Appeals for the purpose of review.