Bass v. Duffey

JUNELL, Justice.

This is an appeal by writ of error from a default judgment rendered against the defendant/appellant after his answer was ordered stricken for failure to timely file answers to plaintiff’s interrogatories. Appellant contends the court abused its discretion in striking his answer and rendering the interlocutory default judgment because answers to the interrogatories were on file at the time the court took such action. He also contends that the court erred in rendering the final default judgment by failing to notify appellant of the hearing on damages. We disagree with…