¶1— Service was had upon the defendant in San Francisco more than forty days before default and judgment in this case. There was daily communication between the two .places, so that the defendant had ample time to prepare for his defense. The affidavit, on which the motion to set aside the judgment was based, so 'far from showing surprise or excusable neglect, shows a gross neglect on the part of the defendant. He should have apprised his attorney of the time in which the answer should be filed, or the attorney ought to have obtained the information from the clerk’s office and not have waited until judgment was taken against him.
¶2With the merits of the case we have nothing to do.
¶3Order reversed.