Kaye v. Lowe's HIW, Inc.

¶1 Where the facts alleged by a nondefaulting party are insufficient to support a claim, the trial court does not err by declining to enter a default judgment. Because the plaintiff herein failed to set forth facts sufficient to support her claims of negligent entrustment and respondeat superior liability, the trial court properly denied her request for entry of a default judgment on those claims. Accordingly, we affirm.

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¶2 In May 2006,1 a pickup truck driven by Jacques Cote struck pedestrian Deborah Kaye in a Lowe’s parking lot, *324resulting in serious injuries to Kaye. Jan Van Ysslestyne,…