Song v. Brown

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

Appellee-defendant Bobby Brown d/b/a Bilt-Rite Construction failed to timely answer appellants-plaintiffs See Song and Meng Cha’s complaint for breach of a homebuilding contract, conversion, and fraud. The case entered default, and the state court set the matter down for a hearing on damages. Upon the call of the case for trial, Brown first appeared during the presentation of appellants’ evidence, explaining that he had gone to the wrong courthouse out of confusion as to where he was to report for trial. Although the state court continued its damages hearing to the end of its…