Legal Opinion
Crouch v. Crouch
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided November 9, 1982No. 63405PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLIVER, Judge.
Appellant Daniel Crouch1 appeals a decision overruling his motion to quash execution and garnishment following a judgment rendered against him by default. The central issue is whether a defendant, by failing to appear before entry of a default judg*88ment, waives his right to contest the trial court’s personal jurisdiction over him.
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The Circuit Court of Howell County, Missouri, granted respondent Cheryl Crouch a default dissolution of marriage on January 28, 1975. Appellant had been duly served with the petition for dissolution in Fort Knox, Kentucky, but he had filed neither a…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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3Cited by40 opinions
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