Lanier v. McMath Construction, Inc.

WISE, Justice.

One of the defendants below, John Robert Lanier, appeals from the denial of his motion to alter, amend, or vacate the judgment pursuant to Rule 59, Ala. R. Civ. P., and for relief from the judgment pursuant to Rule 60, Ala. R. Civ. P. Lanier’s motion was filed after the plaintiff, McMath Construction, Inc., filed a “Notice of Filing of Foreign Judgment” pursuant to the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (“the UEFJA”), § 6-9-230 et seq., Ala.Code 1975. We reverse and remand.

Facts and Procedural History

McMath filed an action in the district court of the Parish of St.…