Case Name: Pinson, Appellee, v. Triplett et al., Appellants
Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1983-04-21
Citations: 9 Ohio App. 3d 46
Docket Number: No. 83AP-106
Parties: Pinson, Appellee, v. Triplett et al., Appellants.
Judges: Whiteside, P.J., and McCormac, J., concur.
Reporter: Ohio Appellate Reports, Third Series
Volume: 9
Pages: 46–46

Head Matter:
Pinson, Appellee, v. Triplett et al., Appellants.
(No. 83AP-106 —
Decided April 21, 1983.)
Messrs. Bell, White & Ross and Mr. Gerald P. Wolfe II, Messrs. Tenuta & Wolken and Mr. Ralph A. Kerns, for ap-pellee Cheryl Pinson.
Messrs. McLeskey, McLeskey & Morgan and Mr. Kelly M. Morgan, for appellants James Triplett et al.

Opinion:
NorRIS, J.
Defendants appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County overruling their motion to vacate a "default judgment" rendered against them. The entry sought to be vacated recites failure of defendants to plead or defend, grants default judgment on the issue of liability, and sets a future hearing on the issue of damages.
Because that order is not a final ap-pealable order (Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. BPS Co. [1982], 4 Ohio App. 3d 3), the order declining to vacate it cannot be a final appealable order. Accordingly, this appeal must be dismissed, sua sponte. See Whitaker-Merrell v. Geupel Co. (1972), 29 Ohio St. 2d 184 [58 O.O.2d 399].
Appeal dismissed.
Whiteside, P.J., and McCormac, J., concur.