Ex Parte Robinson Roofing & Rem., Inc.

The defendant, Robinson Roofing Remodeling, Inc., appealed from the trial court's denial of its Rule 60(b), Ala.R.Civ.P., motion to set aside a default judgment entered against it and in favor of the plaintiff, Mike Clayton. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed, without an opinion, Robinson Roofing Remodeling, Inc. v. Clayton (No. 2951297), 696 So.2d 1097 (Ala.Civ.App. 1996) (table). We granted certiorari review. The dispositive issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying the defendant's Rule 60(b)(6) motion. We reverse and remand.

Clayton's complaint alleged breach of…