Klotz v. Wood

| .MARION F. EDWARDS, Judge.

Defendant/Appellant, Ronna Wood, appeals the confirmation of a default judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff, John Klotz. We reverse the judgment and remand the matter to the trial court.

On May 21, 2000, John Klotz, (“Klotz”), contacted Ronna Wood, (“Wood”), and began negotiations to purchase a bar that Wood owned. To prevent a sale of the bar to third parties, Klotz tendered a $10,000.00 check to Wood as a deposit. Klotz failed to appear at the act of sale, and his $10,000.00 check could not be cashed because of insufficient funds; however, in spite of these…