Olson v. Kirkham

SWANSTROM, Judge.

Neva Olson brought this action against Dale Kirkham to have the district court declare that she had a one-half interest in a Cessna airplane once jointly owned by Neva’s late husband and Kirkham, and to compel the sale of the airplane and division of the proceeds. Nineteen months later, when Kirkham failed to answer, Olson obtained a default judgment entitling her to a one-half interest in the airplane and ordering its sale. Kirkham promptly moved to have the default judgment set aside. The district court denied his motion and Kirk-ham then appealed. He contends that the…