Prade v. Helm

LAGARDE, Justice.

Capeo Contractors, Inc. and Chauncey Prade (collectively “Capeo”) sued Matthew Helm and Foundation Mechanical, Inc. (collectively “Helm”) and Helm counterclaimed. After a hearing on a motion for discovery sanctions against Capeo, at which Capco’s attorney appeared, the trial court dismissed Capco’s claims with prejudice for abuse of discovery. The case proceeded to trial on Helm’s claims, resulting in a judgment for Helm. On appeal, Capeo contends that the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing Capco’s claims because Capeo did not receive timely notice of the…