Legal Opinion

SOUTHLAND MOBILE HOME CORPORATI0N v. Winders

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 30, 1978No. 77-161PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

George Rose Smith, Justice.

In this appeal from the trial court’s refusal to set aside a default judgment against the appellant, the only question is whether a timely answer filed by its codefendant inured to its benefit, so that the default judgment was incorrectly entered.

The appellees brought suit to recover the value of a mobile home that had been destroyed by fire. The defendants were the manufacturer of the mobile home and its seller, the appellant. The complaint alleged that the defendants were jointly and severally liable to the plaintiffs, because (a) the mobile home, when supplied,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Fletcher v. Bank of LonokeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1902
  2. Burt v. HendersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
  3. Rogers v. WatkinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1975
  4. Simpson & Webb Furniture Co. v. MooreSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
  5. Coddington v. BrownSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1916

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Davenport v. LeeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2002
  2. Sutter v. PayneSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1999
  3. Allied Chemical Corp. v. Van Buren School District No. 42Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
  4. Arnold Fireworks Display, Inc. v. SchmidtSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
  5. Richardson v. RodgersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998

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