Morris v. PALOUSE RIVER & COULEE CITY RR

203 P.3d 1069 (2009)

Bill MORRIS, Respondent,

v.

PALOUSE RIVER AND COULEE CITY RAILROAD, INC., Appellant.

No. 27038-6-III.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

March 24, 2009.

William J. Schroeder, Gregory C. Hesler, Paine, Hamblen LLP, Spokane, WA, for Appellant.

Gary J. Libey, Libey, Ensley, Esser & Nelson PLLC, Colfax, WA, for Respondent.

BROWN, J.

¶ 1 Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad Co., Inc. (PCC) appeal the denial of its CR 60(b) motion to vacate a default judgment acquired by Bill Morris. We grant PCC's appeal because the trial court failed to acquire jurisdiction over PCC under…