Bellbrook Firefighters Assn. v. Haus

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 3194

Syllabus

Service of a small claims court amended claim by ordinary mail complied with Civ.R. 4.6(D) after certified mail service of the original claim, which was not different in nature, parties or amount of relief sought, went unclaimed. The 28-day answer period is inapplicable in small claims court. Pennington Paving, Inc. v. Bloedel, 2d Dist. Greene No. 2009CA2, 2009-Ohio-2425, ¶ 13. To respond to a claim, the defendant need only appear at trial, which can be set as soon as 15 days after filing. R.C. 1925.04(B). The evidence was sufficient for the court to award judgment in the amount of $805.78 plus court costs. Judgment affirmed.