Ring v. Lizzo

Appellants seek review of the trial court’s denial of their motion to set aside satisfaction of judgment. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Hours before the scheduled sale of appel-lee’s property, he paid appellant’s judgment against him and the sheriff issued a receipt marked “Payment of Judgment (Full).” However, the record indicates that a satisfaction of judgment was never obtained and therefore, appellants could not set it aside. In essence, appellants sought to stay entry of the satisfaction of judgment because their judgment did not include the…