Lloyd Enterprises, Inc. v. Longview Plumbing & Heating Co.

— A trial court is vested with discretion to continue a proceeding pending against a corporation that is party to a merger as if the merger did not occur. Because the rules permitting pro se representation do not apply to corporations, a corporation subject to such a ruling must continue to be represented by an attorney even if the result of the merger leaves a partnership as the surviving entity. The trial court, therefore, did not err in entering a default judgment in favor of Longview Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc., and Lloyd Enterprises, Inc., when Berry, Inc., failed to file an answer…