Kemper Insurance Co. v. Ferguson CA2/5

Filed 12/15/25 Kemper Insurance Co. v. Ferguson CA2/5 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

KEMPER INSURANCE B344444 COMPANY, (Los Angeles County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. 22STCV38570) v.

NEENAH FERGUSON,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Anne Hwang, Judge. Affirmed. Neenah Ferguson, in pro. per., for Defendant and Appellant. Maria G. Cordova, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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Defendant Neenah Ferguson appeals from a default judgment entered against her and in favor of Kemper Insurance Company (Kemper). Ferguson contends that the judgment was based on insufficient evidence and the damages awarded to Kemper were excessive. Kemper contends the appellate record is inadequate and the issues raised by Ferguson are not reviewable on appeal from a default judgment. We affirm, finding that Ferguson’s briefing is inadequate, Ferguson raises issues not subject to review on appeal from a default judgment, and the record appears to support the damage award.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1

Kemper filed a complaint against Ferguson, seeking to recover from Ferguson monies Kemper paid to its insured, Jonathan Little, for damages caused by Ferguson to Little’s property. Specifically, the complaint alleged that in June 2020, Ferguson was driving a Toyota Corolla when the car “collided with the brick garage wall/gate” of Little’s home, causing significant damage. Little made a claim to Kemper under his homeowner’s insurance policy for the damage caused by Ferguson’s “inattention, driving under the influence, attempted