Greenup v. Rodman

42 Cal.3d 822 (1986)

726 P.2d 1295

231 Cal. Rptr. 220

EILEEN GREENUP, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

DALE W. RODMAN et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Docket No. L.A. 32093.

Supreme Court of California.

November 13, 1986.

COUNSEL

Maureen Doyle, Horvitz & Levy, Ellis J. Horvitz and S. Thomas Todd for Defendants and Appellants.

Moore & Myers, John C. Moore and Loring M. Myers for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

MOSK, J.

As a sanction for wilful and deliberate refusal to obey discovery orders, the trial court in this case struck the answer and entered a default judgment in an amount exceeding the prayer of…