Tschida v. Rowe

¶1 Perry Tschida (Tschida), Robert Rowe, Jr. (Rowe), and James Whaley (Whaley) own residential rental property in Missoula, Montana. A dispute arose over management of the property and Tschida sued Rowe. After Tschida failed to file a reply to a Counterclaim filed by Rowe and intervenor Whaley within the time mandated by the District Court, the court granted a default judgment against Tschida and in favor of Rowe and Whaley. Tschida moved to have the default judgment set aside and the District Court denied the motion. Tschida appeals from the denial of his motion to set aside the default…