Hermitage Insurance Co. v. Oxygen in the Grove

This is an appeal by a post-judgment intervenor, Hermitage Insurance Company, from an order granting Plaintiff Melvin Rivera’s motion to vacate a final judgment entered against Hermitage’s insured, Oxygen in the Grove, Inc. We reverse the order vacating the final judgment. A brief summary of the facts is necessary to explain our decision.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This action arises out of injuries suffered by Melvin Rivera on the premises of a local bar and club, Oxygen in the Grove, allegedly at the hands of one or more of its bouncers. The complaint alleges after an evening of revelry,…