Legal Opinion

Kelly v. Bennett

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided July 31, 2000No. 45A05-9912-CV-532PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Marilyn Bennett and Richard Bennett (“the Bennetts”) sued Thomas Kelly, D.O. (“Kelly”). The trial court entered a default judgment against Kelly, and he appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion to set aside the judgment.

We reverse and remand.

ISSUE

Kelly presents three issues for our review, which we consolidate and restate as: whether the trial court erred when it denied his motion to set aside the default judgment for insufficiency of service of process.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On October 22, 1998, the Bennetts filed a complaint against…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Stidham v. WhelchelIndiana Supreme Court · 1998
  2. LaPalme v. RomeroIndiana Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Precision Erecting, Inc. v. WokurkaIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994

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