J.B. Muros Corp. v. International Mall, Inc.

Appellant seeks review of an order dismissing its complaint with prejudice, striking its answer to appellee’s counterclaim, and entering a judgment in favor of the appellee. Subsequent to this litigation being set for a non-jury trial, counsel for appellant J.B. Muros Corporation failed to appear at this case’s call of the calendar. Under such circumstances, it may be appropriate for a trial judge to impose sanctions against an attorney, but we must conclude that the ultimate sanction of dismissing a party’s complaint is too severe unless it is apparent from the record that indeed the client…