Legal Opinion
Poteet v. Bethke
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided May 18, 1987No. 46A04-8608-CV-263PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YOUNG, Judge.
George Poteet appeals the partial denial of his "Motion to Vacate Default Judgment." The only issue presented by his appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in not vacating the entire judgment on the basis that it was void for lack of personal jurisdiction. We reverse.
On February 28, 1984, an automobile accident occurred involving vehicles driven by George Poteet and Monica Bethke. Monica and her daughter sustained injuries as a result of the accident. At the time the accident occurred, Poteet was living at 806 Liberty Street in Westville, Indiana and he gave that…
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