Thompson v. Hancock Bank

Appellants, Leslie and Beverly Thompson (the “Thompsons”), appeal an order denying their motion to cancel sale and motion for relief from default and default judgment. On appeal, the Thompsons argue that the trial court erred in granting Hancock Bank’s (“Hancock”) motion for entry of default against the Thompsons *614because they had filed their answer and affirmative defenses to the complaint prior to the court’s order of default. The Thompsons assert that because the trial court’s entry of default judgment was predicated upon the improperly granted order of default, the default judgment must be…