Keister v. McDavid

HOOD, Judge.

Keister and Kaden were sued for wages for carpenter work. The claim was for less than $500 and under the rules of the trial court answers were not required. Ka-den filed a cross-complaint against Keister, claiming damages of $3,000 for Keister’s failure to complete a construction contract in connection with which plaintiffs’ work was performed. Keister filed no answer to the cross-complaint although required to do so by rule of court; but no effort was made to take a default against him. The case was several times set for trial 'but was continued by consent of the parties. It was…