Legal Opinion

Hen House, Inc. v. Robertson

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided February 19, 1982No. 80-543PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Elmore County denying the defendant's motion for relief from judgment filed under Rule 60 (b), ARCP. We reverse and remand with directions.

The judgment from which relief was sought was a default judgment. The defendant's sole contention on appeal is that the default judgment was void because the plaintiffs failed to give the required three-day notice due a party who has appeared in the action under Rule 55 (b)(2), and that, therefore, defendant was entitled to Rule 60 (b) relief. Whether the defendant had "appeared in the action" is the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. H. F. Livermore Corporation v. Aktiengesellschaft Gebruder LoepfeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
  2. Toney Gomes, Jr. v. Ellen L. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
  3. Cockrell v. World's Finest Chocolate Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1977
  4. Press v. Forest Laboratories, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
  5. United States v. One 1966 Chevrolet Pickup TruckDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1972

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Lee v. MartinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
  2. Evans v. EvansCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1983
  3. Ex Parte PhillipsSupreme Court of Alabama · 2004
  4. Progress Industries, Inc. v. WilsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2010
  5. Western Union Telegraph Co. v. CrowderSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989

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