Legal Opinion

J.C. Marlow Milking MacHine Co. v. Reichert

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 12, 1984No. 2-1281A407PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BUCHANAN, Chief Judge.

CASE SUMMARY

Defendant-appellant J.C. Marlow Milking Machine Company (Marlow) appeals the denial of its motion for relief from default judgment, claiming the trial court abused its discretion in entering default judgment as a discovery sanction and in dismissing Marlow's cross-claims against other defendants.

We reverse and remand.

FACTS

In 1973, plaintiff-appellees Bernard and Elizabeth Reichert (Reicherts) entered into an agreement with BJ. Kaiser Trucking, Inc. (Kaiser) for the purchase and installation of a milking system for their dairy farm in Jay County. Kaiser had…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De GuineeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Rumfelt v. HimesIndiana Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Snyder v. Tell City ClinicIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979

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