Century Financial Services Group, Ltd. v. First Bank

ROBERT E. CRIST, Senior Judge.

First Bank appeals from the judgment reinstating a default judgment entered for Century Financial Services Group, Ltd. (Century). We reverse and remand.

On December 17, 1997, Century brought an action against First Bank for breach of contract and for an accounting. The return of service of summons provides that on December 22, 1997, Deputy Sheriff John Farrell served the petition and summons on First Bank, a corporation, by delivering to “M. McAllister.” On February 17, 1998, Century filed a motion for an interlocutory order of default. On March 6,1998, the trial…