Lorentz Bruun Company v. Execulodge Corp.

This case presents the issue of whether a trial court order setting aside a judgment entered ex parte based on a confession of judgment is an appealable order under ORS 19.010 or any other statute. The trial court granted defendant’s motion to set aside the judgment because of “mistake or excusable neglect” under ORCP 71 B(l). The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded with instructions that the trial court enter specific findings of fact as to what constituted the excusable neglect upon which it set aside the judgment. Lorentz Bruun Company v. Execulodge Corp., 104 Or App 488, 802 P2d 79…