Associated Business Inv. v. Cti Comm., Unpublished Decision (11-22-2002)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendants, CTI Communications, Inc., CTI Audio, Inc., TLH Properties, Ltd., Tristan International Inc., William Ross and Michael Monastra, appeal from a default judgment entered by the trial court in favor of Plaintiff, Associated Business Investment Corp. (ABI). The default judgment was granted as a sanction for the Defendants' failure to produce documents they had been ordered to produce in discovery. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the trial court's order.

{¶ 2} On September 30, 1999, ABI filed a complaint alleging breach of contract and fraud by the Defendants. The…