Avondale on Hayden, Inc. v. Hall

BURNETT, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order refusing to set aside a default judgment. Cases of this type typically are assigned to the Court of Appeals. In this opinion, we set forth the general standards governing our appellate review of such cases; and we affirm the order at issue here.

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Before examining the facts of this case, we address the question of what legal standards should be applied. The criteria for granting relief from a judgment are plainly enunciated in I.R.C.P. 60(b). 1 These criteria guide the decision made by a trial court, in the first instance, on a motion for relief.…