Crossland Construction Co. v. Alpine Electrical Construction Inc.

PHILLIP R. GARRISON, Judge.

Danny Smith (“Appellant”), appeals the trial court’s judgment denying his Motion to Set Aside Default Judgment. He claims the trial court erred because the petition filed by Crossland Construction Co., Inc. (“Crossland”), Respondent, was insufficient to grant the trial court authority to enter a default judgment against him on a theory of fraudulent misrepresentation. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse.

Crossland was a general contractor performing construction work in Joplin, Missouri, when it contracted with Alpine Electrical Construction, Inc. (“Alpine”) to…