{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"rajinder-singh-et-al-defendants","displayName":"RAJINDER SINGH, et al., Defendants-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37797:2023-12-19","opinionId":"cc9fef47-ee9d-57a1-9caa-1702e8d955d1","slug":"terry-mccroskey-tom-mccroskey-brent-mccroskey-dwayne-mccroskey-cherie-hob-d37797","caseName":"TERRY MCCROSKEY, TOM MCCROSKEY, BRENT MCCROSKEY, DWAYNE MCCROSKEY, CHERIE HOBSON, individually, and CHERIE HOBSON as Next Friend for L.H., a minor, and BETH MURPHY, as Next Friend for C.M., a minor, Plaintiffs-Respondents\nv.\nRAJINDER SINGH, et al., Defendants-Appellants","caseNumber":"SD37797","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-12-19","year":2023,"display_summary":"The McCroskeys sued Next Stop C-Stores, LLC, Balwinder Singh, and Gurminder Singh for wrongful death and negligence after Patricia McCroskey was killed in an auto accident involving Rajinder Singh, an alleged employee. The trial court entered an interlocutory default judgment against the defendants for failing to timely respond to the petition. The defendants appealed the trial court's denial of their motion to set aside the default judgment. The appellate court affirmed, finding no abuse of discretion in the trial court's determination that the defendants failed to show good cause for their untimely response.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","negligence","wrongful-death","auto-accident"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=203736","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/terry-mccroskey-tom-mccroskey-brent-mccroskey-dwayne-mccroskey-cherie-hob-d37797","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"insurance-bad-faith","label":"Insurance Bad Faith","href":"/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: insurance"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith"},{"slug":"car-accidents","label":"Car Accidents","href":"/practice-areas/car-accidents","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: auto-accident"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/car-accidents"},{"slug":"wrongful-death","label":"Wrongful Death","href":"/practice-areas/wrongful-death","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: wrongful-death"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/wrongful-death"}],"role":"appellant"}]}