Legal Opinion
Roso v. Henning
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 9, 1997No. NonePublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KONENKAMP, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Following service of a summons and complaint with no response, plaintiff obtained a default judgment without notice to defendants. Yet before suit, plaintiff and defendants’ insurer engaged in settlement negotiations. Was this a sufficient “appearance” to require notice before taking a default judgment? We conclude these negotiations constituted an appearance, and defendants’ failure to respond resulted from excusable neglect. We therefore reverse the circuit court’s refusal to set aside the default judgment.
Facts
[¶ 2.] On November 12, 1993, Eric Roso and his…
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