Federspiel v. Bourassa

Following entry of an order of summary judgment and dismissal on December 21, 1984, in favor of defendant Marcia N. Holland, doing business as Village Inn, plaintiff, Larry Federspiel, appeals as of right from an April 19, 1982, order setting aside a default judgment against defendant. We are asked to decide whether the lower court erred in setting aside the default judgment based on excusable neglect and good cause. We hold that it did not err, and affirm the lower court’s decision to set aside the default judgment.

This cause of action had its genesis in a collision which occurred on May 1,…