Krueger v. Perez

GRIMM, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from an order denying her motion to set aside a judgment dismissing her first amended petition with prejudice. We reverse.

On appeal, plaintiff has addressed the numerous grounds raised in her motion for setting aside the judgment. One ground, however, is dispositive: the trial court abused its discretion in denying the motion to set aside, because’the circuit clerk did not send plaintiff notice of the judgment, as required by Rule 74.03, and plaintiff had a legitimate excuse for allowing the default judgment to be entered against her. We agree.

We recite only…