A-24-0445, Cornerstone Bank v. Flat Creek Farms, Inc, et al. (Appellants)
Adams County, District Court Judge Morgan R. Farquhar
Attorney for Appellant: Terry K. Barber (Barber & Barber)
Attorney for Appellee: Richard P. Garden, Jr. (Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, L.L.P.)
Civil Action: Deficiency Judgment and Discovery Sanctions
Action Taken by Trial Court: The district court entered 3 orders imposing sanctions against the appellants: (1) an April 2021 order awarded appellee $4,000 in attorney fees; (2) an October 2021 order deemed appellants’ previously withdrawn affirmative defenses and previously dismissed counterclaims and third-party claims to be with prejudice; and (3) a February 2024 order imposed a deficiency judgment against Appellants and awarded monetary sanctions to appellee with both amounts determined at trial. Following trial, the court awarded appellee a monetary sanction of about $69,000 and a deficiency judgment of about $226,000.