Front Row Motors, LLC and Jerramy Johnson v. Scott Jones

RUCKER, Justice.

A car dealership appeals the denial of its motion to set aside default judgment. We conclude the trial court lacked jurisdiction over the dealership at the time the default was entered and therefore reverse the trial court’s judgment.

Facts and Procedural History

Jerramy 1 Johnson is a car dealer and the owner of Front Row Motors, LLC. Johnson sold Scott Jones a used car on which Jones believed Johnson had rolled back the odometer and fraudulently claimed otherwise. Jones filed a complaint against Front Row Motors, LLC alleging among other things a violation of the Indiana…