ASKEW v. ASKEW

No. 94-CA-00629-SCT.

699 So.2d 515 (1997)

John J. ASKEW v. Rebecca Wilkinson ASKEW.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 7, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen L. Beach, III, Beach Luckett & Ross, Jackson, for appellant.

Cynthia Stewart, Thomas E. Royals & Associates, Jackson, for appellee.

En Banc.


BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. This case presents the question whether and when Rule 60(b) of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure may be used to set aside an agreed judgment in a divorce case concerning custody and support. We conclude that while the trial court may have misspoken concerning the general availability of the motion, the allegations in the motion before the court were not sufficient to entitle the movant to an evidentiary hearing on the...

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