Roberti v. F. Ronci Co., Inc.

OPINION

This case was before the Supreme Court on appeal by the defendant from a judgment entered against it. The defendant was ordered to appear and show cause why the appeal should not be dismissed. In showing cause, the defendant was specifically directed to address the issues of whether the trial justice abused her discretion in entering default for failure to comply with discovery orders and whether the entry of judgment nunc pro tunc and the computation of damages were error.

The law suit was filed in 1975. After a long, hotly contested discovery process, the trial justice in 1984 found…