Legal Opinion
Washington v. Allison
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided June 23, 1992No. 49A02-9112-CV-583PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHIELDS, Judge.
Wilbert Washington, M.D., appeals the trial court’s adverse ruling on his motion to set aside a judgment of default and a default judgment.
We affirm.
ISSUES
1. Whether the judgment of default and the default judgment were void because of the manner in which the summons was served.
2. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining Dr. Washington failed to establish excusable neglect.
FACTS
Wilton Allison filed suit against Dr. Washington in Marion Municipal Court 1 on November 1, 1990. The summons, issued that same day, directed individual service, personal or copy,…
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