Paskon v. Wright

OPINION

GEORGE W. DRAPER III, Presiding Judge.

Clinton Wright (hereinafter, “Wright”) appeals from the trial court’s judgment denying his motion to set aside the default judgment entered in favor of Seth Paskon, M.D. (hereinafter, “Paskon”) on Paskon’s petition for “Money Had and Received.” The trial court determined Wright’s motion was an authorized after-trial motion, and as such, the trial court lost jurisdiction to rule upon that motion after the passage of ninety days. We reverse and remand for further proceedings. 1

The facts are undisputed. Paskon filed an action captioned,…