Director, State Employees Workers' Compensation Division v. Evans

OPINION

CUMMINGS, Justice.

The director of the State Employees Workers’ Compensation Division appeals the denial of his Motion to Set Aside Default Judgment and Motion for New Trial. The trial court rendered judgment by default in favor of Paulette Evans after counsel for the State failed to appear for trial at a setting that had been specially requested by the State. The State then filed a motion to set aside the post-answer default judgment and a motion for new trial. The State contends that, because Evans failed to comply with a statutory notice requirement applicable to default judgments…