Holt v. David G. Steven, Inc.

This is an appeal by defendants in a lawsuit commenced in August 1980, involving a sum of money allegedly due on open account and due by the issuance of worthless checks. The issues here involve only the question of whether the trial court abused its discretion in imposing a default judgment as a sanction under A.R.C.P. 37 for defendants' failure to comply with the court's discovery orders, and whether the court abused its discretion in refusing to set aside that default judgment on defendants' motion.

The record indicates that the complaint was filed on August 14, 1980 in the Jefferson County…