Opinion ID: 1746259
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: delay or prejudice

Text: Finally, the Estate was required to demonstrate that setting aside the default judgment would not cause a delay or otherwise injure McMurrey. The Estate's motion for new trial represented that granting the motion would not cause delay or prejudice McMurrey. This representation shifted the burden to McMurrey to prove injury. See Cliff v. Huggins, 724 S.W.2d at 779. McMurrey alleged generally that vacating the default would prejudice her ability to collect a judgment against Pollack's estate, but offered no proof in support of this allegation. McMurrey filed a claim against Pollack's estate for her alleged damages on June 9, 1989, over two months before entry of the default judgment. She has not demonstrated that vacating the default judgment and requiring her to proceed to trial would prejudice the status of this claim under California law should a judgment ultimately be rendered in her favor. We conclude the Estate has satisfied the third element of the Craddock test.