ROBERTS v. EMPIRE FIRE AND MARINE INS.

No. 96-127.

923 P.2d 550 (1996)

Mark N. ROBERTS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. EMPIRE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE CO., Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided September 11, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Randall Bishop, Jarussi & Bishop, Billings, Stephen D. Roberts, Bozeman, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Steve Reida, Landoe, Brown, Planalp & Braaksma, Bozeman, for Defendant and Respondent.


HUNT, Justice.

Mark Roberts appeals the order from the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, Gallatin County, setting aside the entry of a default judgment on the issue of liability and the subsequent final judgment on damages against respondent, Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company.

We reverse.

The issue in this case is:

Did the District Court manifestly abuse its discretion when it issued its order setting aside the default judgments of...

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