Al Wilson's Power-Ful Displays, Inc. v. Morgan Adhesive, Inc.

Plaintiff, Morgan Adhesive Company, Inc., an Ohio corporation, sued defendant (appellant) on a promissory note in the principal sum of $28,084.54 and alleged the balance due it was $27,365.70, together with interest. Service of process was upon one Al Wilson, President of the defendant corporation. A default was entered and defendant moved to vacate the default. The trial court did not vacate the default but gave defendant ten days within which to answer or plead reciting that if the answer or other pleading did not allege a valid defense to the promissory note then judgment “shall be entered…