AMCA INTERNATL. CORP. v. CARLTON

No. 83-766.

10 Ohio St. 3d 88 (1984)

AMCA INTERNATIONAL CORP., D.B.A. MORGAN ENGINEERING, APPELLANT, v. CARLTON, APPELLEE, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Mr. Robert H. Gillespy, Mr. Frank J. Pokorny and Mr. Howard J. Nichols, for appellant.

Messrs. Gutierrez, Mackey & Gwin and Mr. James S. Gwin, for appellee.


Per Curiam.

The basic issue presented is whether the trial court erred in entering a default judgment against appellant-employer under the circumstances of this case. This court holds that the trial court violated Civ. R. 55(A) in entering the default judgment and hence such judgment was improper.

The proper procedure for holding a party in default is set forth in Civ. R. 55(A) which provides in pertinent part as follows:

"Entry of judgment...

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