TENNILLE v. TENNILLE

Nos. 99-CV-1001, 00-CV-924.

791 A.2d 79 (2002)

Norton F. TENNILLE, Jr., Appellant, v. Cheryl L. TENNILLE, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 14, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan M. Dana with whom Alane A. Peragallo, Falls Church, VA, was on the brief, for appellant. Garrett L. Lee and Alice J. Gallin-Dwyer, New York, NY, also entered appearances for appellant.

Allie J. Sheffield for appellee. Anne Meister, Washington, also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before SCHWELB and REID, Associate Judges, and NEBEKER, Senior Judge.


NEBEKER, Senior Judge.

These appeals present the tension between a calculated refusal to respond to a complaint and summons and the preference by this and other courts for adjudication on the merits. Appellant, Norton F. Tennille, Jr., appeals from the entry of default judgment on a breach of contract action where he agreed to pay his former wife a fixed percent of his income in lieu of alimony. He also appeals the denial of a motion for relief from that judgment...

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