Smith v. Kansas Stone Products Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment rendered on two causes of action, the first being for personal injuries and the second for services rendered.

The issues were fully joined by pleadings consisting of a petition, answer and reply, the latter having been filed May 26, 1951.

On October 15, that being the first day of the regular October, 1951, term of the district court of Greeley county, appellee appeared with his counsel but neither appellant nor its counsel appeared. It is observed the issues had been fully joined almost five…