Montcalm Publishing Corp. v. Ryan

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• holding that where joint and several liability of multiple defendants was alleged, court may enter default judgment against any defendants who fail to appear
• holding that where joint and several liability of multiple defendants was alleged, court may enter default judgment against any defendants who fail to appear
• noting that “the proper procedure is to consolidate the inquest to determine the level of damages as to the Defaulting Defendants with the damages aspect of the trial against the non-defaulting defendants”
• noting that “the proper procedure is to consolidate the inquest to determine the level of damages as to the defaulting defendants with the damages aspect of the trial against the non-defaulting defendants”
• “The Defaulting Defendants may not participate in the merits aspect of the trial, as their default judgments stand as admissions of liability”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).