Willard v. Hill

ROBERTSON, Justice.

Defendant, James L. Willard, appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of Union County, Mississippi, overruling his motion to set aside default judgments entered against him and in favor of O. T. Hill and B. N. Knox, Jr., in one case, and T. J. Hill in the other case. In its order of January 30, 1974, the court found:

“[T]hat there has not been a sufficient showing of diligence on the part of the defendant and of a meritorious defense on the part of the defendant, and that the motion should therefore be overruled, . . . .”

The declaration of O. T. Hill and B. N. Knox, Jr.,…