Southside Automotive of Anderson, Inc., and David Amadio v. Celeste Smith and Byron Swain

Baker, Judge.

[1] Southside Automotive of Anderson, Inc. (Southside), and David Amadio appeal the trial court's denial of their motion to set aside a default judgment for Celeste Smith and Byron Swain. Finding that the default judgment should have been set aside, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Facts

[2] In late May 2017, Smith and Swain went to Southside to look for a car. They became very interested in a 2007 BMW 530xi. The two spoke with Amadio, the president of the company, about the car's condition. Amadio claimed that "the car was in mint condition ... a rare find ... [and]…