Allstate Insurance v. Clark

Pope, Judge.

On November 19, 1986 plaintiff Lucious G. Clark brought this action against defendant Allstate Insurance Company seeking recovery of “long term disability benefits.” No answer to the complaint was filed, and on March 9, 1987 the trial court “sitting as trier of fact, after consideration of all the pleadings, the evidence, applicable law, argument of counsel, testimony of and for the plaintiff, and all other matters of record” entered judgment in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $215,327.42. On May (within the same term of court) defendant filed a “Motion to Set Aside Judgment,…