Sullivan v. Alfa Mut. Ins. Co.

In January 1993, Alfa Mutual Insurance Company (Alfa) and its insured, Janie Burrow, filed a subrogation action against Bennie Sullivan in the Circuit Court of Madison County as a result of an automobile accident that had occurred in June 1991. Apparently, Sullivan was uninsured. In April 1993, Sullivan, pro se, answered the lawsuit with a general denial, and the case was set for trial. Upon Sullivan's failure to appear, a default judgment was entered against him on July 27, 1993. In September 1994, approximately 14 months later, Sullivan sought to have the default judgment set aside by…