Outler v. Berman

This appeal is from a trial court order that set aside and vacated a final judgment which had been rendered on the basis of a prior default judgment.

The trial court, after hearing, determined that there was ineffective service of process on the defendant Hyman Berman. Based on its finding of ineffective service of process, the trial court found that it lacked jurisdiction over the person of the defendant Berman and ruled that the final judgment which it had previously rendered was void ab initio. Plaintiffs appeal from that order.

An examination of the record on appeal reflects that service of…