United Salt Corp. v. McKee

OPINION

SOSA, Senior Justice.

■ The issue before this Court on certiorari is whether a non-defaulting defendant is materially prejudiced by a default judgment as to liability and as to compensatory and punitive damages against its co-defendants in a wrongful death suit. The proper procedure to be followed in cases involving multiple defendants is an issue of substantial public interest. The district court granted a final default judgment under N.M.R. Civ. P. 54(b)(2), N.M.S.A. 1978 (Repl. Pamp. 1980), which provides as follows:(2) Judgment involving multiple parties. When multiple parties are…