STATE BANK OF DESOTO v. NEWMAN

No. 41882.

607 S.W.2d 856 (1980)

STATE BANK OF DESOTO, Respondent, v. Joseph NEWMAN and Sho-Me Builders, Appellants.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

November 5, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton I. Golder, Clayton, for appellants.

Richard W. French, James E. Bowles, Hillsboro, for respondent.


CRIST, Presiding Judge.

Defendants complain about a judgment entered against them which resulted from their failure to appear for a scheduled trial date. Apparently, defendants answered plaintiff's petition and were well apprised of the trial sitting but were willing to accept an adverse quasi-default judgment because they believed said judgment would be rendered a nullity when they declared bankruptcy. Two weeks after the entry of judgment, defendant decided not...

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