Covington v. Griffin

ISHEE, J„

for the Court.

¶ 1. On May 11, 2006, Ken Covington and Mitch Mosley filed a complaint in the Chancery Court of Kemper County to enforce an option contract against Cremonia Griffin for the sale of 161 acres of her land located in Kemper County, Mississippi. On September 19, 2006, the chancery court entered a default judgment against Griffin for failure to plead, answer, or otherwise defend the complaint. Griffin later filed motions to set aside the default judgment, for a stay of the judgment, and to extend the time for filing a notice of appeal. The chancery court granted the motion…