Chehalis Coal Co. v. Laisure
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Lewis county, Rice, J., entered January 14, 1916, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action to open a default judgment.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, C. J.
Action to set aside a judgment for irregularity and fraud in its procurement.
*424On August 30, 1911, E. M. Laisure commenced an action for personal injuries against the Chehalis Coal Company, by serving a complaint signed by his attorneys, Owens & Finck, of Seattle, and an unsigned copy of the summons. On September 19, 1911, the coal company, through its attorneys, Reynolds & Stewart, served a motion on Owens & Finck as attorneys for Laisure to make the complaint more definite and certain and for a bill of particulars. Service of these motions was accepted in writing by Owens & Finck on September…
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