John B. Pike & Son, Inc. v. Atlantic Coast Asphalt, Inc.

WIGGINTON, Judge.

This appeal is from the trial court’s order denying appellant’s motion to vacate a final judgment of default. The action arose from a dispute regarding the payment and performance of a subcontract between appellant John B. Pike & Son, Inc., the general contractor, and appellee Atlantic Coast Asphalt, Inc., the subcontractor. Atlantic filed a complaint to recover monies allegedly wrongfully retained by Pike, who received service of the summons and complaint on May 22, 1987. No answer was filed, although in the subsequent months settlement negotiations were ongoing.…