Equable Ascent Financial, L.L.C. v. Christian

Bryant, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Sue Ann Christian, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Municipal Court granting the Civ.R. 55(A) motion for default judgment of plaintiff-appellee, Equable Ascent Financial, L.L.C. Because the trial court wrongly granted a default judgment against defendant who had defended against Equable’s complaint, we reverse.

I. Facts and Procedural History

{¶ 2} Equable filed a complaint against defendant on March 24, 2010, seeking $5,653.22 in credit card debt that defendant allegedly owed to Wells Fargo; Equable alleged that it owned the…