Legal Opinion

Burns v. St. Mary Medical Center

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 12, 1987No. 45A03-8608-CV-00248PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARRARD, Presiding Judge.

The trial court entered a default judgment against appellants (Burns) for failure to answer interrogatories. Bums appeals claiming abuse of discretion.

The interrogatories were served on July 12, 1985. On August 21, 1985 Burns forwarded to defendants (medical center) some partial answers which were unsigned. See Indiana Rules of Procedure, Trial Rule 33(A). When nothing else was forthcoming the medical center on December 27, 1985 moved for an order compelling discovery. The matter was set for hearing for February 27, 1986. On March 3 the court ordered Burns to provide…

2Cases cited4 opinions

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  4. Wozniak v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. Castillo v. RuggieroIndiana Court of Appeals · 1990

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