Mahand v. Delaney

OPINION

TAFT, Justice.

Appellant, Kenneth Mahand, challenges a post-answer default judgment rendered against him and in favor of appellee, George Delaney. We review whether the trial court abused its discretion by denying Mahand’s motion for new trial after rendering the default judgment against Ma-hand, when Mahand claimed he had not received reasonable notice of the trial setting. We reverse.

Facts

In 1988, Delaney, an attorney, agreed to represent Roger Hammock on a contingency-fee basis. The Delaney-Hammock agreement provided that Delaney could associate other attorneys in the case. Delaney…