Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Goetz
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 14, 1990No. Civ. 890281PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.
William Goetz appeals from an order denying his Rule 60(b), N.D.R.Civ.P., motion to vacate a default judgment granted in favor of Roger and Phyllis Thompson. We treat the appeal as a petition for exercise of our supervisory jurisdiction, grant the supervisory writ, and direct the district court to vacate the default judgment.
Goetz served as the Thompsons’ lawyer for a number of years, assisting them with legal matters pertaining to their business and farming operations as well as their personal affairs. On November 10, 1988, the Thompsons brought a lawsuit against…
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