Supreme Court of Missouri / Feb 13, 2019
Unifund CCR Partners, Assignee of Citibank (South Dakota) N.A., Appellant, vs. William O. Abright, Respondent.
Unifund CCR Partners appealed a circuit court judgment that overruled its motion for revival of a default judgment against William O. Abright, finding the motion untimely. The Supreme Court of Missouri reversed, holding that the motion was timely filed within ten years of the last payment of Abright's garnished wages into the circuit court's registry. The court determined that such a payment effectively revived the judgment and commenced a new ten-year period for revival purposes. The case was remanded for further proceedings.