Sheets v. Ragsdale

This appeal challenges a default judgment awarding liquidated damages for want of verification of the grounds of defense. The merits of the claim are not at issue.

In the course of a contract action brought by an agency of the Commonwealth against George B. Ragsdale (hereinafter, plaintiff), plaintiff filed a third-party motion for judgment against James L. Sheets, Louise M. Sheets, Thomas M. Sheets, Doris M. Sheets, Paul R. Sheets, and Anna D. Sheets (hereinafter, defendants) alleging that defendants had assumed plaintiff’s obligations under the contract. Plaintiff’s motion, supported by…