James I. Jones, Sr. and Alexandria Diaz v. Government Employees Insurance Company as a subrogee of Lee A. Daise

James I. Jones, Sr. and Alexandria Diaz, the defendants below, appeal an order denying their motion filed pursuant to rule 1.540(b), Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to rule 9.130(a)(5), Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. We reverse, concluding the trial court abused its discretion in denying their motion without an evidentiary hearing.

Following a hearing, the trial court entered a final summary judgment (not a default judgment) in favor of GEICO, awarding it the amount of damages it sought, plus costs and interest.

The defendants filed a.pro se “motion…