Berry-Parks Rental Equipment Co. v. Sinsheimer

OPINION

DUNN, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of dismissal for discovery abuse against the appellants, Berry-Parks Rental Equipment Co., Inc. and Jerry Parks Equipment Co. (collectively Berry-Parks). We affirm.

Berry-Parks sued Paul and Vera Sin-sheimer (the Sinsheimers) on an account, alleging the Sinsheimers owed Berry-Parks $411,000.00. The Sinsheimers answered with a general denial and counterclaimed for slander.

Thus began the discovery battles and an unremitting course of obstructionism by the plaintiffs themselves. The depositions of Jerry Parks, Annette Parks, and the…