Sky Development, Inc. v. Vistaview Development, Inc.

Sky Development, Inc., appeals a final judgment following the dismissal with prejudice of its complaint and award of attorney’s fees to defendant. The dismissal should be an object lesson for any corporate officer thinking of using old or new methods of witness tampering during deposition or trial. Finding that there is no abuse of discretion in the dismissal, we affirm.

During the deposition of Sky’s manager, Sky’s Chief Financial Officer passed the deponent a note that read, “Don’t worry about pleasing him. Just say no.” The note was brought to the attention of the magistrate presiding over…