Wagner Equipment Co. v. Mountain States Mineral Enterprises, Inc.

BERMAN, Judge.

Mountain States Mineral Enterprises, Inc., appeals a default judgment entered against it in the amount of $112,465.79. We affirm.

On August 31, 1981, Wagner Equipment Company sued Mountain States for payments due on bills for heavy construction machinery parts. Service was made the same day on Mountain States’ registered agent in Colorado. The registered agent forwarded the summons and complaint to Mountain States’ Secretary and General Counsel, John Frohling, who resided in New Jersey. The record reveals that these papers were received on September 10.

On October 1, Wagner moved…