Vaughn v. Kwan-Bong Chung

Kathleen Vaughn appeals the trial court's order denying her CR 60 motion to vacate the order dismissing her case on a clerk's motion pursuant to CR 41(b)(2). We reverse.

On December 13, 1985, Kathleen Vaughn and Kwan-Bong Chung were involved in a car accident in which Vaughn sustained severe physical injuries that required "a long course of treatment". Although Vaughn's physical condition was unstable, her attorney, A. Stephen Anderson, filed a personal injury suit on her behalf on July 24, 1986, in order to preserve her rights that existed prior to the tort reform law. No service of process…