Merrill Chadwick Co. v. October Oil Co.

METZGER, Judge.

Defendant, October Oil Company (October), appeals from the trial court’s denial of its motion to vacate a default judgment in favor of plaintiff, Merrill Chadwick Company (Merrill), and from the court’s award of attorney fees against October for filing a frivolous and groundless motion. October contends that the trial court erred in holding that it had in -personam jurisdiction over October. Alternatively, October contends that the trial court erred in refusing to vacate the default judgment because October showed sufficient facts to support a finding of mistake, inadvertence,…