Wright v. B&L Properties, Inc.

— Purchasers of a residential home sued their general contractor for damages. The purchasers’ attempts to serve the contractor personally were unsuccessful. They therefore served him by mail under the substitute service statute, RCW 4.28.080(16). The contractor failed to respond. The superior court entered a default judgment, ordering the contractor to pay $150,000 to the purchasers. The contractor urges this court to vacate that judgment.

The purchasers used reasonable diligence to serve the summons and complaint on the general contractor personally. They were, however, unsuccessful. They…