Folsom Investments, Inc. v. Troutz

OPINION

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

Steve and Laurie Troutz brought suit against defendants Folsom Investments, Inc. & Sabre Realty, Inc. to recover damages resulting from the death of their child, Steven Jacob Troutz. Plaintiffs moved for judgment by default when the defendants, although duly served, failed to answer or appear. Following an evidentiary hearing on the issue of plaintiffs’ unliquidated damages, the trial court rendered a default judgment against the defendants in the amount of $190,779.80, said sum representing actual and exemplary damages. The trial court overruled the defendants’…