North Dakota Supreme Court March 5, 1990, Civ. No. 890268 (Dakota Bank & Trust Co. of Fargo v. Brakke)

VANDE WALLE, Justice.

Fenske Feed and Grain Co. (FFG) appealed from a default judgment entered by the district court in favor of the Dakota Bank and Trust Co. The district court entered *352default judgment as a sanction for FFG’s failure to appear at a scheduled July 10, 1989, pretrial conference.1 See Rule 37(b), NDRCivP.