Crowe v. Clairday

BARNEY, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Charlie Clairday (Defendant) appeals a default judgment entered against him and in favor of Respondent James Crow (Plaintiff) by the Circuit Court of Oregon County, Missouri. In his sole point on appeal Defendant argues that the trial court erred in refusing to sustain his motion to set aside the default judgment under the provisions of Rule 74.05(d). 1

Plaintiff commenced his action on June 15, 1993, by filing a petition against Defendant for injuries he sustained on April 24,1993, in a tavern where Defendant was “helping out”. Defendant owned the budding…