Dairyland Insurance v. Forgus

Defendant-appellant, Patricia A. Taylor, appeals the adverse decision of the trial court which denied relief from a default judgment entered against her on April 28, 1987.

On October 23, 1986, plaintiffs-appellees, Dairyland Insurance Company et ah, filed a complaint against appellant and a summons was sent by certified mail. On November 3, 1986, the complaint was. returned and marked “addressee unknown.”

Appellant, on February 23, 1987, filed a motion with the court requesting a pretrial. In this motion, appellant notified the court that she had not received the initial summons since it had…