Carroll v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc.

*895Opinion

KAUS, J.

I

Appeal from orders made pursuant to section 473 of the Code of Civil Procedure,1 vacating and setting aside a judgment of dismissal. (Code Civ. Proc., § 904.1, subd. (b).)

This is the problem: Section 473 of the Code of Civil Procedure permits relief for “excusable” neglect. The word “excusable” means just that: inexcusable neglect prevents relief. (Luz v. Lopes (1960) 55 Cal.2d 54, 65 [10 Cal.Rptr. 161, 358 P.2d 289]; Benjamin v. Dalmo Mfg. Co. (1948) 31 Cal.2d 523, 528-533 [190 P.2d 593].) Further, as a general rule an attorney’s inexcusable neglect is chargeable to the…