Riley v. NORTHERN COM'L CO., MACHINERY DIV.

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

Northern Commercial Company (NC) filed suit on November 3,1978 against John T. Riley d/b/a Shamrock Excavating (Riley) to collect amounts due on a promissory note. Riley denied owing the full indebtedness, and in addition, filed a counterclaim to recover amounts owed on an unrelated transaction. Following Riley’s failure to file a timely response to certain requests for admissions, the superior court granted NC’s motion for summary judgment on the promissory note claim. Subsequently, the superior court also granted NC’s motion for summary judgment on the contractual…