Hilyer v. Fortier

WISE, Justice.

The defendant below, Adam Dan Hilyer, appeals from the denial of his motion to set aside a default judgment entered against him and in favor of the plaintiff, Betti Fortier. We reverse and remand.

Facts and Procedural History

On the evening of July 29, 2013, Hilyer was backing a tractor-trailer rig used to transport logs into his private driveway on Kennedy Avenue. At the time, Hilyer was blocking both lanes of traffic on Kennedy Avenue. M.M., a minor, was driving For-tier’s van and was traveling westbound on Kennedy Avenue. B.D., M.M.’s brother; R.W., M.M.’s fiancé; and B.H., a…