Carlson v. Plouffe

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

This litigation is before us on petition for writ of certiorari by the defendants, Ronald J. Plouffe (Plouffe) and Carlton J. Pona (Pona), from a trial justice’s order granting a motion by the plaintiff, Kathy J. Carlson (Carlson), for entry of judgment by default against Pona and ordering the matter set down for an oral proof-of-claim hearing. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the trial justice’s ruling.

The relevant facts before us may be briefly stated as follows. On January 8, 1986, Carlson sustained personal injuries when the motor vehicle she was driving…