Mission Insurance Co. v. Hill

BLEIL, Justice.

Mission Insurance Co. appeals from a post answer default judgment rendered in favor of Edwin Hill. The issue before us is whether the trial court erred in denying Mission’s motion for new trial. We find no error and affirm.

In February, 1983, Edwin Hill filed a workers’ compensation suit against Mission Insurance Co. Mission did not appear at pretrial on November 4, 1983. Hill announced ready. Mission again failed to appear for trial on November 28, and the trial court granted judgment in favor of Hill. Mission then filed a timely motion for new trial which the trial court…