SCHILLING v. BERNHARD BROS. MECHANICAL

No. 2012 CA 2105.

186 So.3d 658 (2013)

Joann SCHILLING v. BERNHARD BROTHERS MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, LLC and Ratcliff Construction Company, LLC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

September 13, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence J. Boasso , Scott G. Jones , Mandeville, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Bernhard Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

Richard G. Whitworth , Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Joann Schilling.

James D. "Buddy" Caldwell , Attorney General, Jodi Moscona , Assistant Attorney General, Baton Rouge, LA, for Intervenor, The State of Louisiana, Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of Risk Management.

Before PETTIGREW, McDONALD, and McCLENDON, JJ.


In this action for damages against a contractor, the contractor appeals a default judgment entered against it that ordered it to pay $510,354.63 to plaintiff. For the following reasons, we vacate the default judgment and remand this matter to the trial court.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On December 9, 2010, plaintiff...

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