Northland Temporaries, Inc. v. Turpin

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

The district court denied the motion of two minority shareholders of an inactive corporation to vacate a default judgment, entered against them individually, for money that the corporation owed to a temporary-services agency. Because the district court’s determination that the minority shareholders did not have a reasonable defense on the merits relies on an error of law and because the determination that the minority shareholders did not have a reasonable excuse for their failure to submit a timely answer relies on a factual error, we reverse and remand.

FACTS

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