Surette v. Brantley

HOUSTON, Justice.

The sole issue in this case is whether the trial court’s refusal to grant Agnes W. Surette’s Rule 60(b), Ala.R.Civ.P., motion was an abuse of discretion.

On October 19, 1984, Enoch L. Brantley’s motion for summary judgment was granted and judgment was entered against Ms. Sur-ette in the amount of $22,601.96. On December 4, 1984, Ms. Surette filed her Rule 60(b) motion. The trial court heard the motion on February 21, 1985, and denied the motion to set aside the judgment. Ms. Surette appeals. We affirm.

Rule 60(b), Ala.R.Civ.P., is an extreme remedy to be used only under…