Hughes v. Britt

GRIMM, Judge.

Defendants Michael and Peggy Britt appeal from the trial court’s order which denied their Rule 74.05 motion to set aside default judgment. We find defendants’ motion failed to set forth sufficient facts to establish a meritorious defense. Therefore, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying their motion. We affirm.1

I. Background

Defendants are the owners of a building at 759 Lemay Ferry Road. Part of that building is occupied by an insurance company which employed plaintiff.

Plaintiff alleged that on October 12, 1987, “as [she] was leaving the premises, she descended…