Shamblin v. Brattain

Opinion

PANELLI, J.

The sole issue is whether the Court of Appeal properly reversed the trial court’s order setting aside a default judgment. Because there is no showing that the trial court abused its discretion, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeal.

The facts are largely undisputed. William B. and Grace G. Shamblin (plaintiffs) sued Brattain Homes, Inc., and Edwin E. Brattain (hereafter Brattain) as well as three other codefendants (Robert L. Cohen and Paul M. Markley, officers of Brattain Homes, Inc., and Sunshine Homes, Inc. [Sunshine], hereafter codefendants) over a real property…