King v. Bunton

DICKINSON, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The trial court set aside an entry of default and dismissed plaintiffs’ claims against two defendants. Plaintiffs appeal. We affirm.

FACTS AND COURSE OF PROCEEDING

¶ 2. On August 26, 2004, Darrell and Mary King (“the Kings”) were involved in a motor-vehicle collision with Charles E. Bunton. Although the vehicle driven by Bunton was owned by his employer, the Housing Authority of the City of Vicksburg (“HACV”), the accident report erroneously listed it as owned by HACV’s insurer, the Mississippi Housing Authorities Risk Management, Inc. (“MHARM”).

¶ 3. On…