Repp v. Horton

This is an appeal from the trial court’s finding that defendant did not “appear” at pretrial as required by Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Rule 21 (H) (2). That rule provides that at all pretrial conferences:

“If within the jurisdiction of the court, the defendant must be present except where the real party in interest is an insurance company, common carrier, corporation or other artificial legal entity in which case a representative thereof with authority to negotiate and power to settle the case must be present.”

The action arose out of an automobile accident and defendant was being…