Klaus v. Shelby

ROBERT G. DOWD, Jr., Judge.

Plaintiffs, Janice Klaus and Matthew Klaus, appeal from the trial court’s granting of a motion to set aside a $4,500 default judgment for Matthew Klaus and a $150,000 default judgment for Janice Klaus both against Defendant, James Shelby. Plaintiffs, in their sole point on appeal, argue the trial court erred in granting Defendant’s motion to set aside the default judgment because Defendant failed to show good cause for his failure to timely answer or reply to Plaintiffs’ petition as required by Rule 74.05(d). We dismiss the appeal.

On May 27, 1998, Plaintiffs sued…