Legal Opinion
Pryor v. Mid-West Investigations & Process Serving, Inc.
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided February 4, 2000No. 92,535PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CARL B. JONES, Presiding Judge:
¶ 1 PlaintiffiAppellant took a default judgment in small claims court against Defendant/Appellee. Defendant filed a timely Motion to Vacate Judgment which was granted. Plaintiff appeals that order vacating the previously granted judgment. 1 Plaintiff appears pro se.
¶ 2 This Court’s review of an order vacating a default judgment is limited by the following principles:
“It is the policy of the law to afford every party to an action a fair opportunity to present his side of a cause. [A]n order vacating judgment will not be disturbed on appeal unless it…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Abel v. TisdaleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Davidson v. GregorySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n, Chickasha, Oklahoma v. NathSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Midkiff v. LuckeySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1966
3Cited by2 opinions
- Adibi v. Prestigious Homes By Frank Sadeghy, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2002
- Hurlbut v. MorrowCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2002