ALLSTATE INS. CO. v. WATSON

No. 24S01-0009-CV-00535.

747 N.E.2d 545 (2001)

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, and Marla Ramsey, Non-Appealing Defendant, v. Kenneth R. WATSON and Virginia Watson, Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

May 22, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Mitchell, Yarling & Robinson, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Melvin F. Wilhelm, Brookville, Indiana, Attorney for Appellee.


On Petition To Transfer

DICKSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from the trial court's denial of a motion for relief from default judgment. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's order in an unpublished memorandum decision. We grant transfer, reverse the trial court's decision, and hold that a default judgment must be set aside under Indiana Trial Rule 60(B)(3) where, during negotiations, the plaintiff's attorney disregarded a prior assurance to the...

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