Hooie v. Barksdale

Marla D. Hooie appeals from the Limestone Circuit Court’s denial of her motion seeking relief from a default judgment entered against her. We affirm the judgment.

In February 1997, Jerry R. Barksdale filed a complaint in the Limestone Circuit Court (“the trial court”) against Hooie, alleging that Hooie owed him $20,548.70 for legal services that Barksdale had performed. After Hooie failed to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint, Barks-dale obtained a default judgment against her in April 1997. The default judgment was not executed within 10 years of its entry. In November 2010,…