Ex Parte S. Palmer Keith

S. Palmer Keith suffered a judgment by default in the Circuit Court of Chilton County. The Court of Civil Appeals dismissed as untimely his appeal from the trial court's denial of his postjudgment motions. Keith v. Moone, [Ms. 2961041, December 12, 1997] 771 So.2d 1014 (Ala.Civ.App. 1997). We reverse the judgment and remand for the Court of Civil Appeals to consider the appeal on the merits.

On July 2, 1996, the trial court entered an interlocutory default judgment against Keith and in favor of J. A. Moone and Sandra G. Moone, setting a hearing in August to determine damages. Before the date…