Court Opinion

ID: 9552525
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 19:12:37.921022+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:27:57.096831
License: Public Domain

BISTLINE, Justice,
dissenting.
I would affirm and will briefly state my reasons for not concurring. The sole issue is whether a sufficient showing was made to justify the trial court’s decision to set aside the default and default judgment. A jurisdictional challenge was not presented to the trial court, and it can only be confusing to consider that issue for the first time at the appellate level. The motion to set aside the default judgment was primarily for the trial court in the first instance, and absent any showing of error in his exercise of discretion, the order should be affirmed. Jurisdiction is a moot issue where the respondent has now voluntarily entered a general appearance, and the entire case opened up. The subsequent agreement of the parties expressing their joint desire to preserve the divorce decree is not a proper reason for reversing the district court where no error was committed.