[Download] "Neva Olson v. Dale Kirkham" by Court of Appeals of Idaho No. 15834 # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Neva Olson v. Dale Kirkham
- Author : Court of Appeals of Idaho No. 15834
- Release Date : January 05, 1986
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 58 KB
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Neva Olson brought this action against Dale Kirkham to have the district court declare that she had a one-half interest in a Cessna airplane once jointly owned by Neva's late husband and Kirkham, and to compel the sale of the airplane and division of the proceeds. Nineteen months later, when Kirkham failed to answer, Olson obtained a default judgment entitling her to a one-half interest in the airplane and ordering its sale. Kirkham promptly moved to have the default judgment set aside. The district court denied his motion and Kirkham then appealed. He contends that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction, rendering the judgment void. He also asserts that the default judgment should have been vacated because: (1) the court erred by failing to require proof of facts to support the judgment, (2) Kirkham failed to receive notice of the intent to take default and (3) that even if the judgment was valid, the court abused its discretion by not relieving Kirkham from the judgment under provisions of Rule 60(b), I.R.C.P.[Footnote 1] For reasons which follow we affirm the judgment. Kirkham first asserts that the judgment is void because the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to determine rights of succession and distribution in probate matters. He contends that before Olson can maintain an independent and direct action asserting any ownership rights in the airplane she must first adjudicate her right of spousal succession through a probate proceeding.[Footnote 2] We find this argument to be without merit.