Erdman v. White

ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.

This appeal involves the review of two separate decisions of the trial court. The first issue concerns the decision of the trial court to allow an entry of default judgment, and the second deals with a later hearing to determine damages as a result of a defamatory statement.

We affirm.

Steven White (White) was the sole stockholder in an Indiana Corporation known as Life Aviation Corporation (Life). Life was engaged in the business of buying and selling aircraft. Life’s line of credit, of which White was a personal guarantor, began at $50,000 but eventually increased…