Perry v. Minor

Plaintiff Mary Perry sued defendant Loretta Minor for past-due rent and possession of property. Defendant filed a counterclaim against plaintiff and also named Ronald Perry, plaintiffs son, as a third-party defendant “for nominal and derivative purposes only.” Plaintiff responded to the counterclaim by filing an amended complaint, an answer to the counterclaim and a prayer for an accounting and judgment against Ronald Perry. Upon plaintiffs motion, the trial court entered sanctions against defendant, barring her from presenting evidence or testimony at trial for failure to answer…