Rule 60.02 - Mistake; inadvertence; excusable neglect; newly discovered evidence; fraud, etcOn motion a court may, upon such terms as are just, relieve a party or his legal representative from its final judgment, order, or proceeding upon the following grounds:
(a) mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect;(b) newly discovered evidence which by due diligence could not have been discovered in time to move for a new trial under Rule 59.02;(c) perjury or falsified evidence;(d) fraud affecting the proceedings, other than perjury or falsified evidence;(e) the judgment is void, or has been satisfied, released, or discharged, or a prior judgment upon which it is based has been reversed or otherwise vacated, or it is no longer equitable that the judgment should have prospective application; or(f) any other reason of an extraordinary nature justifying relief. The motion shall be made within a reasonable time, and on grounds (a), (b), and (c) not more than one year after the judgment, order, or proceeding was entered or taken. A motion under this rule does not affect the finality of a judgment or suspend its operation.Amended eff. 1/1/1978; prior amendment eff. 6/1/1960; adopted eff. 7/1/1953