David Steele v. Johnson Controls, Inc.

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc DAVID STEELE, ) Opinion issued April 30, 2024 ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SC100193 ) JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC., ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GENTRY COUNTY The Honorable Corey K. Herron, Judge Johnson Controls, Inc., ("JCI") appeals the circuit court's judgment overruling its motion to set aside a default judgment awarding compensatory and punitive damages to David Steele. 1 JCI failed to prove good cause for its default as is required to set aside the default judgment pursuant to Rule 74.05(d). JCI's reliance on Rules 75.01 and 74.06(b)(1) as…