Wilcox v. Tillis

GARRISON, Judge.

On September 4, 1984, Whitman Wilcox filed suit against Toney Tillis for damages incurred as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on September 6, 1983. In this petition, the plaintiff, Wilcox, alleged that the sole cause of the accident was the negligence of the defendant, Tillis. On January 17, 1985, the plaintiff filed a motion for default alleging that the defendant was served with process on November 12, 1984 and that the defendant had failed to answer plaintiff’s lawsuit. Pursuant to LSA-C.C.P. art. 17021 the plaintiff subsequently filed a sworn…