Amiri v. Thropp

Defendant-appellant, Margie L. Thropp, appeals from a default judgment granted to appellee, Hassoon A1 Amiri, by the Port Clinton Municipal Court. Amiri was awarded $6,115 in compensatory damages and $1,573.40 in attorney fees.

The procedural facts relevant to this case are as follows. Amiri filed an amended complaint, which added Thropp as one of the defendants in this case, on January 19, 1990. Amiri’s causes of action were based upon breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and fraud. On February 22, 1990, Thropp filed, pro se, a request for a thirty-day extension in which to answer the…