Cordier v. Lincoln County National Bank

STEPHENS, Chief Justice.

The issue in the case at bar is whether the allegations contained in Lincoln County National Bank’s complaint were sufficient to support a default judgment against Georgia Cordier. The circuit court and the Court of Appeals held they were sufficient. We disagree and reverse. As stated in a recent opinion, it is an abuse of discretion for a trial court to enter a default judgment based on an unanswered complaint which fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Morgan v. O’Neil, Ky., 652 S.W.2d 83 (1983).

On February 4, 1982 Movant Georgia Cordier filed a…