Legal Opinion
Singh v. Mortensun
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided July 5, 2001No. 00CA0737PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge DAVIDSON.
In this appeal from the entry of a default judgment, defendant, Mark Mortensun, contends that the trial court abused its discretion by failing to set aside the initial entry of default. We reverse and remand.
On or about April 19, 1999, defendant posted pictures and allegedly slanderous statements about plaintiff, Jay Singh, on a website dedicated to Grateful Dead fans, a community of which both plaintiff and defendant were a part. The postings stated, among other things, that plaintiff was a pedophile and child molester.
After learning about the postings, plaintiff…
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