Smith v. Arnold

¶1 Beverly and Marvin Arnold appeal the superior court’s order denying their motion to vacate an order of default in the personal injury suit against them. The Arnolds did not receive notice of the motion for an entry of default because they had not filed a notice of appearance. Nevertheless, they maintain that they were entitled to notice because they had “informally” appeared in the lawsuit through their out-of-court contacts with the plaintiff. Alternatively, the Arnolds argue that the default order should have been vacated under CR 55 because their failure to appear was the result of…