Legal Opinion
Tennille v. Tennille
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 14, 2002No. 99-CV-1001, 00-CV-924PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Senior Judge.
These appeals present the tension between a calculated refusal to respond to a complaint and summons and the preference by this and other courts for adjudication on the merits. Appellant, Norton F. Tennille, Jr., appeals from the entry of default judgment on a breach of contract action where he agreed to pay his former wife a fixed percent of his income in lieu of alimony. He also appeals the denial of a motion for relief from that judgment pursuant to Super. Ct. Civ. R. 60(b)(6). Mr. Tennille deliberately ignored the complaint after proper service on him and also…
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