Krueger Engineering, Inc. v. Sessums

Pearson, A.C.J.

—This appeal arose out of a trial court's decision, on its own motion, to amend a default judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff, Krueger Engineering, Inc. The amendment deleted an award of attorney fees originally contained in a judgment foreclosing an engineer's lien. Krueger appeals the vacation of that portion of the default judgment. We reverse.

A brief statement of facts is necessary to highlight the decisive issue. Plaintiff performed engineering services for defendants Sessums. When payment was not forthcoming, plaintiff filed a lien pursuant to RCW 60.48 and…