Fifth Third Bank of NW Ohio, N.A. v. Kuney
| Decision Date | 01 December 1995 |
| Docket Number | No. L-95-193,L-95-193 |
| Parties | FIFTH THIRD BANK OF NW OHIO, N.A., Appellant, v. KUNEY, Appellee. |
| Court | Ohio Court of Appeals |
Gregory Sova, Toledo, for appellant.
This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment of the Toledo Municipal Court which dismissed the case without prejudice.
The undisputed facts relevant to the issue raised on appeal are as follows. On April 28, 1995, appellant, Fifth Third Bank of NW Ohio, N.A., filed a complaint seeking judgment from appellee, Kevin Kuney, on a promissory note. The trial court received a letter from appellee on May 23, 1995, which it accepted as an answer to the complaint, stating that he "had enlisted in the Armed Forces as of 4/25/95 * * *." Appellee also alleged in the letter that he was "protected under the Soldiers and Sailors Act" and requested that the "charges be dismissed." Accompanying the letter to the trial court was a document captioned, "ENLISTMENT/REENLISTMENT DOCUMENT ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES." On June 6, 1995, the trial court ordered the case dismissed without prejudice.
On appeal appellant sets forth the following assignment of error:
"The trial court erred in dismissing the case."
The trial court relied on the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, Section 501 et seq., Title 50 U.S.C.A.App., U.S.Code, as the basis for dismissing this case. The Act, however, provides protection for those persons engaged in active military service only from having default judgments entered against them without their knowledge. Roqueplot v. Roqueplot (1980), 88 Ill.App.3d 59, 43 Ill.Dec. 441, 443, 410 N.E.2d 441, 443. Even if a person is on active duty, the Act does not prevent the entry of judgment when there has been notice of the pendency of the action and there is adequate time and opportunity to appear and defend such action. Id.
In reviewing the entire record in this case, it is clear that appellee failed to submit evidence that he is currently on active military duty. Paragraph 8(a) of the document appellee submitted to the trial court states in pertinent part:
"I understand that I will be ordered to active duty as a Reservist unless I report to the place shown in item 4 above by * * * 0545 96 APR 23 for enlistment in the Regular component of the United States * * * AIR FORCE for not less than 4 years and 0 weeks."
Additionally, the record shows that appellee had notice of the pendency...
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