FOTH, C.J.:
Defendant Roy Nesseth appeals from a default judgment rendered against him for $9,326.06 actual and $100,000.00 punitive damages for fraud in the leasing of an automobile to plaintiffs. He raises three contentions: (1) Default should not have been ordered as a sanction for his refusal to permit discovery; (2) he was given inadequate notice of the proposed entry of the default judgment; and (3) the punitive damages were excessive.
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