JOHNSON v. GIB'S WESTERN KITCHEN, INC.

No. 69097.

338 N.W.2d 872 (1983)

Bradley R. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. GIB'S WESTERN KITCHEN, INC., d/b/a The Other Place; Gerald R. Gibson; and Rod Kessler, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 19, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lyle A. Rodenburg, Council Bluffs, for appellant.

Sheldon M. Gallner and Timothy Scherle of Gallner & Gallner, Council Bluffs, for appellee Kessler.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C.J., and McCORMICK, McGIVERIN, CARTER and WOLLE, JJ.


McGIVERIN, Justice.

Plaintiff Bradley R. Johnson claims the trial court erred in not entering a default judgment against defendant Rod Kessler, who failed to answer plaintiff's petition until after trial had begun. We conclude that the court did not abuse its discretion in overruling plaintiff's motion for a default judgment made during trial at the close of plaintiff's case. Accordingly, we affirm.

Plaintiff's lawsuit was the result of a barroom brawl which...

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