J.b., as Legal Guardian and Personal Representative of E.b., an Adult With a Disability v. Mkbs, LLC D/b/a Metro…

Summary

The court affirmed the judgment upholding the admission of a defaulting defendant's testimony at a codefendant's trial, the setting aside of the default judgment, and the entry of judgment for the defaulting defendant based on the jury's verdict. It held that the default established admissions against the defaulting defendant but did not prevent a nondefaulting codefendant from presenting the defendant's relevant firsthand testimony. The court also adopted an expanded rule requiring avoidance of inconsistent judgments when defendants are similarly situated or have closely related defenses.