Legal Opinion

County of Vanderburgh v. Weddle Bros. Construction Co.

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 20, 2003No. 82S05-0305-CV-185PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICKSON, Justice.

This appeal challenges the trial court's ruling setting aside default judgments for excusable neglect. Consistent with this Court's deferential standard of review of trial court discretion in these matters, we affirm.

Plaintiffs-appellants Pat Coslett, Kim Coslett and L.B. Jones Furniture, Inc. d/b/a Pat Coslett's Furniture Festival, Inc. ("Coslett's Furniture") initiated this action on June 12, 2001 against Weddle Brothers Construction Company, Inc. ("Weddle Brothers"), Vanderburgh County, and others 1 for negligent delay in the construction of a bridge. Two days after suit…

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