Navarro v. Castro

The defendant appeals from the circuit court’s denial of his motion to set aside the court’s final order of dismissal with prejudice after a settlement. The defendant argues the court erred in finding that it did not have jurisdiction to consider the motion. We agree with the defendant and reverse. We remand for the court to set an evidentiary hearing on the motion.

The parties entered into a stock purchase agreement in which the plaintiff agreed to sell his shares of a business to the defendant. The defendant executed a promissory note in which he agreed to pay for the shares in installments.…