Coulson Oil Co., Inc. v. Tully

John Mauzy Pittman, Judge.

Coulson Oil .Co., Inc., and Coulson Properties, LLC (“Coulson”), have taken an interlocutory appeal from the Saline County Circuit Court’s imposition of sanctions, including the striking of their answer, for lying in their responses to discovery propounded by appellees Christopher Tully and Michelle Tully. On appeal, the primary issue is whether, under the facts presented, the trial court abused its discretion in imposing these sanctions. We hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion, and we affirm.

Procedural History

In August 2001, Mr. Tully was injured…