Court Opinion

ID: 9938544
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2024-02-09 19:03:27.289704+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:37:09.758460
License: Public Domain

I agree that the judgment of the trial court is due to be affirmed, because the trial judge determined that the defaulting party had not presented sufficient facts to justify the setting aside of the default judgment entered in the case. Because this case recognizes the fact that the trial judge has a great deal of discretion in determining when to set aside a default judgment, I naturally agree with the result. I would point out, however, that I have difficulty in distinguishing this case from Kirtland v. Fort Morgan Authority Sewer Service,Inc., 524 So.2d 600 (Ala. 1988), and Ex parte Illinois CentralGulf R.R., 514 So.2d 1283 (Ala. 1987), in which I dissented.