Whitney v. Knowlton
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal by defendant from an order of the superior court for' Pierce county, Chapman, J., entered March 25, 1903, after a hearing upon affidavits, denying the motion of a nonresident defendant to vacate a default judgment for irregularities in the publication of the summons in a tax lien foreclosure.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, C. J.
In 1898 the appellant was the owner of two certain lots in the city of Tacoma, which were duly assessed for that year by the proper authorities for state, county, and city taxes. The taxes were suffered to become delinquent, and were paid by the respondent, who took out a certificate of delinquency therefor. Subsequently the respondent paid the taxes for the years 1900 and 1901, and in August of 1902 commenced an action to foreclose his lien for the same. Service of the summons in the • action was made by publication. PTo appearance was made by the *321appellant, and judgment was entered in the…
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