Black's Auto Repair & Towing, Inc. v. Monongalia County Magistrate Court

STARCHER, Justice.

This is a pro se appeal from a default judgment, taken in the magistrate court against the appellant, his company, and an employee, when the appellant was incarcerated in a county jail. The circuit court affirmed the default judgment. It is from that judgment by the circuit court that the appellant appeals; we reverse the circuit court’s *663judgment and remand the case for further proceedings.

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Facts & Background

The appellant, Paul M. Muncy, appeals an order by the Circuit Court of Monongalia County dated November 9, 2000, denying Mi\ Muncy’s petition for a late appeal of a…