Ohio Supreme Court· 4/18/1990

State ex rel. Ballard v. O'Donnell

Citations

50 Ohio St. 3d 182
553 N.E.2d 650
1990 Ohio LEXIS 167

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“‘It is axiomatic that . . . a judgment rendered without proper service or entry of appearance is a nullity and void.’”
“‘It is axiomatic that . . . a judgment rendered without proper service or entry of appearance is a nullity and void.’”
where a court has made an unlawful order exceeding its authority, mandamus is the proper remedy by which to compel such court to set aside and vacate such order
where “relator was not a party in the trial court proceedings, was not served summons, and did not appear before the court,” the trial court was “without jurisdiction to render judgment against him”
“[A] trial court is without jurisdiction to render a judgment or to make findings against a person who was not served summons, did not appear, and was not a party in the court proceedings.”

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Judges: Brown, Douglas, Holmes, Moyer, Resnick, Sweeney, Wright

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