Sundown Operating Co. v. Intedge Industries, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding “the law is clear that an attorney or insurance company’s misconduct is imputable to the client”
• holding a court need only consider the Wham factors “[o]nce a party has put forth a satisfactory explanation for the default”
• holding the decision whether to set aside an entry of default or a default judgment will not be disturbed on appeal absent a clear showing of an abuse of discretion
• explaining a Rule 60(b) motion is only appropriate after a default judgment has been entered
• holding the decision to set aside an entry of default or a default judgment lies solely within the sound discretion of the trial court, and the decision will not be disturbed on appeal absent a clear showing of an abuse of discretion
• noting an abuse of discretion occurs when the trial court's order is controlled by an error of law or when no evidence supports the trial court's factual conclusions

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).