French v. Angelic

OPINION

BROOKS, Judge.

In this appeal, we must decide whether the trial court abused its discretion in setting aside a default judgment. We hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion and therefore affirm. The facts are as follows.

On May 4, 1979, appellant, Kathryn J. French (French), filed a complaint against appellee, Tony Angelic (Angelic), for false imprisonment, assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Various attempts were made to serve this complaint upon Angelic, but apparently French encountered difficulties in effectuating service. On June 20,…