Associated Estates Corp. v. Fellows

Defendant appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion to vacate a default judgment. He contends that the trial court failed to certify an appropriate record for appeal and decided his motion contrary to the weight of the evidence. We find no prejudicial error.

Plaintiff-landlord obtained a default judgment against defendant-tenant for unpaid rent, after defendant failed to answer plaintiff’s complaint. The court had served defendant by mailing process to his place of employment. Ten weeks after the court entered that judgment, defendant moved to vacate it pursuant to Civ. R. 60(B). The…