William Brandon, Jr. and Sarah Brandon v. Buddy & Pal's III, Inc., d/b/a Buddy & Pal's Place and Thomas Walker

VAIDIK, Chief Judge.

Case Summary

[1] William Brandon Jr. was injured in a bar fight. He sued Thomas Walker—the person who hit him—and the bar where the fight occurred. Although Walker failed to file an answer and was found to be in default, Walker appeared for trial three years later and represented himself, disputing his liability. During closing argument, Brandon’s attorney urged the jury to find that the bar was 85% at fault and that Walker was only 15% at fault. The jury, however, found that Brandon himself was 100% at fault. Brandon then filed a motion to correct error arguing that the…