Divelbliss v. Suchor

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

We affirm the trial court’s denial of a motion to set aside default judgments in this case. In late November, 1989, plaintiff Laverne Suchor was standing inside a boom bucket, or cherry picker, atop a truck while stringing the city’s Christmas lights on Missouri Street in West Memphis. Defendant Carl Divelbliss was driving a tractor-trailer that was owned by co-defendant, Monroe Contractors Equipment, Inc. Royal Insurance Co. carried liability insurance on the tractor-trailer. The tractor-trailer, while being operated by Divelbliss, struck the plaintiffs rig, causing…