Deutz-Allis Credit Corp. v. Smith

WALTERS, Chief Judge.

Terry Smith appeals an order of the district court for Caribou County denying his motion to set aside a default judgment entered in favor of the respondent, Deutz-Allis Credit Corporation. On appeal, Smith contends that the court abused its discretion by failing to grant him relief from the default judgment. For the reasons explained below, we reverse the district court’s order denying Smith’s motion and remand this case for further proceedings.

The relevant facts of this case are as follows. Deutz-Allis filed a complaint on August 17, 1987, against Smith seeking…