TAM v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

No. 79A05-9610-CV-406.

685 N.E.2d 1133 (1997)

Matthew K. TAM, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

October 14, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew K. Tam, Pendleton, Pro Se.

Thomas H. Busch, Hoffman, Luhman & Busch, Lafayette, for Appellee-Plaintiff.


OPINION

BARTEAU, Judge.

Matthew K. Tam appeals a civil judgment for money damages rendered against him and two co-defendants after a hearing at which he was not present. He raises two issues, but we address only the following dispositive question:

Whether the trial court properly entered judgment against the defendant in the defendant's absence when the trial record provides no evidence that the defendant was notified of his trial date?

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