Burris v. John Blue Co.

Constance Burris, as administrator of her husband’s estate, appeals from an order vacating a judgment in a personal injury action. Although the order also denied Mrs. Burris leave to intervene, the only issue she has argued on appeal is the propriety of the vacation of the judgment.

In 1973 Melvin Burris was killed in an automobile collision while riding in a car driven by plaintiff Dario Benvenuti. Subsequently Benvenuti filed a personal injury action against the defendants, John Blue Company, Edgar Turner, Terry Kolthoff, and Joy Nelson, whose vehicles were involved in the accident. On…