Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Date unavailable
Brandie C. Noble vs. L.D. Enterprises, Inc.
Brandie C. Noble appealed the trial court's dismissal of her negligence claim against L.D. Enterprises, Inc. with prejudice. The dismissal was imposed as a sanction under Rule 61.01 for Noble's repeated failure to timely and properly respond to discovery requests. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, concluding that the trial court did not abuse its broad discretion in imposing the dismissal sanction given Noble's pattern of deliberate disregard for discovery rules and court orders.