Whitright v. Whitright
Ohio Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the CourtDiane V. Grendell, J.
{¶1} Defendants-appellants, Rodney Whitright and Dorothy Whitright, aka *924 Dorothy Opatrny (collectively "appellants"), appeal from the judgment of the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas, denying their Motion to Vacate the court's entry granting foreclosure. The issue to be determined in this case is whether a court has jurisdiction over defendants and its judgment ruling on a cross-claim is void when the defendants were properly served with a summons and original complaint but not with a copy of the cross-claim. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the lower court.
{¶2} On July…
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