Bronte Man Learns of $90K Default Judgment Nearly a Year Later

SAN ANGELO, TX — A Bronte man only discovered he had been hit with a $90,000 default judgment in a truck repair dispute when a writ of execution was served at his business — almost 11 months after the judgment was entered. 

Adam Lynch and his business, Dreadnaught Motorsports, filed a petition for bill of review on March 31 in Tom Green County Court at Law. The filing asks the court to vacate the Feb. 24, 2025, judgment in the underlying case and reinstate it for trial on the merits. 

In that lawsuit, Tommy Millan sued Lynch and Dreadnaught Motorsports on Aug. 27, 2024, alleging they failed to complete repairs on two pickup trucks. Lynch was properly served with the original citation at his shop's previous address at 3960 N. Chadbourne St. in San Angelo, according to court records. But all subsequent notices of hearings were mailed to an address on Chestnut Street in San Angelo — an address where he did not live or receive mail, the petition states. 

Lynch first learned of the judgment on Jan. 22, 2026, when served with the writ of execution at his business, the filing says. The default judgment awarded Millan $75,459.92 in damages plus $15,000 in attorney’s fees. 

The petition argues the lack of proper notice violated Lynch’s due process rights. It also states he has meritorious defenses to the original claims, including accord and satisfaction, mutual mistake, lack of meeting of the minds, prior breach of contract and quantum meruit. 

Millan filed a general denial on April 8, demanding strict proof of the allegations. 

The court issued a hearing notice May 14 setting a scheduling conference for 2 p.m. July 2 before Judge Ben Nolen in Tom Green County Court at Law.