Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Carmichael

HOLMES, Judge.

The Circuit Court of Coosa County denied the defendant’s motion to set aside a default judgment. The defendant appeals.

*1122The plaintiff sued the defendant for conversion of a car and other personal property. The defendant was served with the summons and complaint but failed to answer. Thereafter, in February of 1978, a default judgment was entered in the amount of $15,000. In August, the defendant filed a Rule 60(b), ARCP, motion to set aside the default judgment. An ore tenus hearing was held. The trial court denied the motion to set aside the default judgment conditioned on the…