Rooney v. Southern Dependacare, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
The defendants, Imaging Management Associates, Inc. ("IMA"), Leonard Vernon, Medicor, Inc., and Joseph Rooney appeal from a default judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, Southern Dependacare, Inc. ("Dependacare"), and Jack Hilton in the amount of $4,240,500 in compensatory damages and $1,000,000 in punitive damages. The issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying the defendants' motions to set aside the default judgment.
I. Facts
IMA develops and establishes medical diagnostic centers. In the summer of 1993, IMA began negotiating with Dependacare, intending to purchase the…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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