MOBLEY AND SONS, INC. v. Weaver

¶1 Mobley and Sons, Inc. sued Matt Weaver in the Eighteenth Judicial District Court for Weaver’s alleged failure to pay for services rendered pursuant to a contract between the parties. The District Court entered a default judgment against Weaver on the ground that Weaver failed to file a timely response to Mobley’s Complaint. Weaver moved to have the default judgment set aside and the District Court did not issue an order within 60 days; therefore, the motion was deemed denied. Weaver appeals. We reverse and remand.

ISSUE

¶2 Did the District Court slightly abuse its discretion by denying…