Patel v. S & Davis International, Inc.

SEE, Justice.

S & Davis International, Inc., and Roy W. Davis are defendants in an action filed in the Madison Circuit Court. They petition for a writ of mandamus directing the circuit court to vacate a default judgment entered against them in that case. We deny the petition.

Roy W. Davis and a company he controls, S & Davis International, Inc. (referred to together as “Davis”), contracted to supply wheat to the Republic of Yemen. When the price of wheat fell, Yemen refused to accept the wheat.1 Davis asked Dr. Manu Patel for his expertise and financial assistance in resolving the contract…