Legal Opinion

Miles v. McClung

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided July 2, 1980No. Civ. 2310PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

A default judgment was entered against the defendant. Thereafter, the defendant filed a Rule 60 (b), ARCP, motion for relief from the judgment. The trial court denied defendant's Rule 60 (b) motion and defendant appeals. We reverse and remand.

The dispositive issue is whether the plaintiff's affidavit filed pursuant to Rule 4.3, ARCP, is sufficient. If the affidavit does not satisfy the requirements of Rule 4.3 the defendant was not properly served and therefore the default judgment was due to be set aside.

A review of the record reveals the following:

The plaintiff sued the defendant on a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Whitfield v. SandersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Wise v. SiegelSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
  2. McBrayer v. Hokes Bluff Auto PartsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1996
  3. Richardson v. ArringtonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  4. Vaughan v. O'NEALCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1999
  5. Vogus v. AngryCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1999

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