Handy v. Minwax Co.

I respectfully dissent. The plaintiff initiated this lawsuit against Minwax Company (Minwax) and Ring’s End, Inc. (Ring’s End), alleging that his property was damaged after he used a wood refinishing product manufactured by Minwax and sold and distributed by Ring’s End. The only issue on appeal is whether a court has jurisdiction to open a judgment of dismissal when a motion to open is filed fourteen months later, and notice of the judgment has been issued by the court to the parties, but it is represented by the movant that actual notice of the judgment was not received.

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