Legal Opinion

Zeller v. Bailey

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided July 28, 2006No. 1041699PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

On Application for Rehearing

The opinion of April 28, 2006, is withdrawn, and the following is substituted therefor.

Charles R. Zeller appeals from the trial court's denial of his motion filed pursuant to Rule 60(b), Ala. R. Civ. P., to set aside a default judgment against him in the amount of $2,589,645.06. We affirm.

I. Underlying Facts

On August 6, 2003, Tracy Bailey, president of Instrumentation and Electrical of Alabama, Inc. ("I E"), entered into a purchase contract with Scott Cope, pursuant to which Bailey would sell I E to Cope for $100,000; Cope executed a promissory note for this…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hammond v. City of GadsdenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  2. Green Oil Co. v. HornsbySupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  3. Kirtland v. Fort Morgan Auth. Sewer Serv., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1988
  4. Jones v. Hydro-Wave of Alabama, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1988
  5. Oliver v. TownsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999

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3Cited by24 opinions

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