Case Name: STANLEY PARSONS and NORMA J. PARSONS, Appellants, v. STARDUST GARDENS No. 1, aka Stardust Gardens Condominium Association, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada
Jurisdiction: Nevada
Decision Date: 1979-03-15
Citations: 95 Nev. 207
Docket Number: No. 10155
Parties: STANLEY PARSONS and NORMA J. PARSONS, Appellants, v. STARDUST GARDENS No. 1, aka Stardust Gardens Condominium Association, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Nevada Reports
Volume: 95
Pages: 207–208

Head Matter:
STANLEY PARSONS and NORMA J. PARSONS, Appellants, v. STARDUST GARDENS No. 1, aka Stardust Gardens Condominium Association, Respondent.
No. 10155
March 15, 1979
591 P.2d 1141
Eck & Harkins, Ltd., and Riley M. Beckett, of Carson City, for Appellants.
Jack A. Alian, of Reno, for Respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION
Per Curiam:
On June 26, 1976, respondent obtained a default judgment against appellants. On March 23, 1977, that judgment was set aside at the appellants' request, and they were given twenty days within which to answer the complaint. Once again the appellants failed to respond and their default was entered. Thereafter, the court denied their motion to set aside the default, and granted respondent's motion for default judgment. It is now asserted that the district court abused its discretion when it refused to excuse the second dereliction of the appellants.
Though motions to set aside default judgments on grounds of inadvertence or excusable neglect are treated with liberality in the interests of securing a consideration upon the merits, some showing must be made that the inadvertence or neglect was excusable. Bryant v. Gibbs, 69 Nev. 167, 243 P.2d 1050 (1952). Based upon the record before us, we are unable to conclude that the district court should necessarily have found appellants' conduct excusable. See Galardi v. Jonco Corporation, 92 Nev. 194, 547 P.2d 667 (1976); Gemini, Inc. v. Fertil, 92 Nev. 183, 547 P.2d 687 (1976).
Affirmed.