Johnson v. Raffy's Café I, LLC

In this wrongful death action, the self-represented defendant, Erick Bennett, 1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the plaintiff, Lubecca Johnson, administratrix of the estate of Willie Brown, Jr. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly (1) denied his motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, 2 (2) denied his motion to set aside a default for failure to plead, and (3) denied his motion for a new trial. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The following facts and procedural history are relevant to our consideration of the…