GODBEY v. LANHAM

No. 21778.

445 S.E.2d 174 (1994)

191 W.Va. 233

Robert L. GODBEY, Plaintiff Below, Appellee, v. William Foy LANHAM, Defendant Below, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided May 20, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Godbey, pro se.

R. Lee Booten, II, Huntington, for appellant.


MILLER, Justice:

This appeal is brought by William Foy Lanham from an order entered November 25, 1992, by the Circuit Court of Cabell County. This order overruled the defendant's motion to reconsider the circuit court's denial of a motion to set aside a default judgment. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the circuit court and remand the matter for a trial on the merits.

This case arose from a dispute over legal fees charged by Robert L. Godbey, an...

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