Kiefer v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. [hereafter A & P] appeals from the entry of a default judgment in favor of plaintiff. The default was taken when A & P’s insurer’s adjuster failed to appeal at the mandatory settlement conference, Wayne County Court Rule 13.1, 1 when requested to do so by the court. The trial court refused to set aside the default. We affirm.

Plaintiff brought suit against A & P for damages sustained from a slip and fall on ice in a parking lot shared by A & P and other businesses. A & P initiated a third-party action against those businesses and the snow removal…