THREADGILL, Judge.
Jose M. Insua appeals a summary final judgment entered in his absence as a sanction for failing to appear for a pretrial conference. We find that the sanction imposed was too severe for the offense committed and reverse.
The trial court entered an order on April 2, 1990, setting a pretrial conference on May 21, 1990, and a bench trial the beginning of June. The order required the attendance of the parties' attorneys. Insua, a practicing...
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