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174 S.W.3d 702 (2005) ISIDORE SPINO, Appellant, v. ATITBHAI BHAKTA, Respondent.

WD 64245, WD 64260. Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District. November 1, 2005. *704 James H. Thompson, Jr., Gladstone, for Appellant.

Timothy Joseph Mudd, Kansas City, for Respondent. HOLLIGER, Judge. Both parties appeal from a $25,000 reinstated default judgment in favor of Isidore Spino. Spino filed suit against Atitbhai Bhakta under Chapter 517 seeking damages for injuries sustained in a car accident.

Bhakta failed to appear on the return date specified in the summons and default judgment was taken against him. After his first motion to set aside the judgment was denied by rule, Bhakta filed a post-final judgment motion seeking to have the default judgment vacated asserting the same basis as in his motion to set aside. The court granted that motion and a jury returned a verdict for Bhakta. The trial court then set aside the verdict and reinstated the default judgment but reduced it to $25,000. Because the trial court was barred from setting aside the default judgment by the doctrine of res judicata, and the limit a party can collect in a Chapter 517 action is $25,000, we find that the trial court reached the correct result and affirm the decision. Facts and Procedural History Spino's personal injury lawsuit was filed in the associate division pursuant to Chapter 517 and did not request a specific amount of monetary damages.

Spino eventually obtained service of summons on Bhakta, but neither Bhakta nor his attorney appeared on the return date of June 5, 2002. After Spino presented evidence, a default judgment was entered against Bhakta for $112,750. Within thirty days Bhakta moved under Rule 74.05 to have the default judgment set aside.

On September 4, 2002, the trial court conditionally set aside the default judgment while expressing reservations about doing so, however, because Bhakta's factual assertions in his motion were not sufficiently verified. The order was conditioned on Bhakta paying $900 in attorney's fees to Spino within five days. On September 9, 2002, Bhakta attempted to mail a $900 insurance draft to Spino's attorney, but it was misaddressed.