Freese II, Inc. v. Mitchell

Boggs, Judge.

Freese II, Inc., d/b/a Blazing Saddles and a/k/a Club Blaze (collectively “Freese”), failed to file a timely answer to the complaint in this wrongful death action brought by Lisa Mitchell as the administrator of her daughter Fatima Bird and conservator of her two grandchildren (“Mitchell”). The trial court denied Freese’s motion to open default and entered judgment as to liability. A jury trial on the issue of damages resulted in a verdict in favor of Mitchell and against Freese in the amount of $1,750,000.

Freese appeals from the judgment on the jury verdict, asserting that the…