Edwards v. Edwards

CANNELLA, Judge.

Plaintiff, Andrea Edwards, appeals from a lower court judgment which was rendered against her and in favor of defendant, Morgan Edwards, after she made a general appearance in the case, but was absent from the trial. For the reasons which follow, we vacate the judgment of the trial court and remand.

This case originated in March of 1991 when Mrs. Edwards filed a petition for a protective order. She alleged, among other things, that her husband had beaten her. She filed as a pauper and Mr. Edwards was unrepresented. Judgment was rendered in that matter on May 8, 1991 in two…