Johnson v. Cintas Corp. No. 2

¶ 1. Cintas Corporation No. 2 (Cintas No. 2) appeals from a default judgment entered in favor of its employee, Robert Johnson. Cintas No. 2 contends the default judgment, entered immediately after the trial court permitted amendment of the pleadings to name Cintas No. 2, is void because the original summons and complaint named the wrong corporate entity — its parent, Cintas Corporation. We agree. Because personal jurisdiction is acquired by personal service of a summons naming the served party as a defendant and because the plaintiff named the wrong corporate entity, Cintas Corporation, the…