Smith v. Perkins

Citations

• 241 N.E.3d 889
• 2024 Ohio 1419

Syllabus

DEFAULT JUDGMENT CIV.R. 55 COMPENSATORY DAMAGES PUNITIVE DAMAGES CIV.R. 36 REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS MOTION TO STRIKE MOTION IN LIMINE. Because the grounds for granting a Civ.R. 36(B) motion were satisfied, the trial court did not abuse its discretion by proceeding with a hearing on the issue of damages. The trial court did not abuse its discretion by granting a default judgment in favor of plaintiff-appellant and awarding him $250.00 in compensatory damages. The trial court's damages award is not against the manifest weight of the evidence.