Abuhilwa v. O'brien, 21603 (8-24-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant, Daniel L. O'Brien, appeals the judgment of the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court entering default judgment against him in the amount of $100,000. O'Brien claims that the trial court erred because it did not have jurisdiction over him, because the trial court failed to conduct an evidentiary hearing on the damages, because the judgment violates Civ.R. 37(B)(2), and because the damage award is not supported by sufficient evidence. We find that the trial court never obtained personal jurisdiction over O'Brien. Therefore, we reverse the judgment of the Montgomery County…