Corley v. McGaugh

Plaintiff’s first amended petition was in two counts. Count I named McGaugh and Henning as defendants; Count II named McGaugh and Bowden as defendants. McGaugh answered. Bowden answered and crossclaimed against McGaugh. During the course of the bench-trial, although Henning had defaulted, plaintiff dismissed Count I without prejudice and the court dismissed the action “of the Plaintiff as to . Bowden.” At the conclusion of the court’s memorandum opinion it found “in favor of defendant McGaugh, and against plaintiff on both plaintiff’s petition and defendant’s counterclaim, and ... in favor of…