Allied Elec. Supply Co., Inc. v. Tenaglia

602 N.W.2d 572 (1999)

461 Mich. 285

ALLIED ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Gary A. TENAGLIA and G.T. Einstein Electric, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

Docket No. 111692.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

November 30, 1999.

Thomas J. Ryan, P.C., Sylvan Lake, MI, for the defendants-appellants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION.

In late 1996, the plaintiff sued the defendants, alleging a breach of contract and asking for damages of $75,000, together with other relief. Several months later, the plaintiff obtained an ex parte order that allowed substituted service. Service was then accomplished, but no answer…