Basile v. American Filter Service, Inc.

In October 1980, Santo Basile obtained a judgment by default against American Filter Service, Inc., a nonresident corporation, in the amount of $12,000 in damages for personal injuries arising from the allegedly negligent performance of cleaning services by American Filter at Basile’s place of business, Giacomo’s Pizza. In July 1981, on motion of American Filter, the trial court set aside the default judgment; subsequently, the court denied Basile’s motion to reconsider this ruling. At a jury trial in 1982, the court struck Basile’s evidence and entered final judgment in favor of American…