Legal Opinion
Colleton Preparatory Academy, Inc. v. Hoover Universal, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 5, 2010No. 09-1480PublishedCited by 392 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Hoover Universal, Inc. (“Hoover Universal”) timely appeals from an adverse judgment awarding substantial damages in this diversity action, contending that the judgment is tainted by the district court’s refusal to set aside the clerk’s entry of default against it. Hoover Universal’s default resulted when its resident agent for service of process failed to deliver the summons and complaint to Hoover Universal. We are persuaded, for the reasons stated within, that the district court abused its discretion in refusing to vacate the entry of default. Accordingly, we…
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