Legal Opinion
Khourie, Crew & Jaeger v. Sabek, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 24, 1990No. A046239PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STEIN, J.
Can a corporation attempt to avoid service of process by refusing to unlock its door, permit default to be entered against it and then successfully complain on appeal that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to set aside the resulting judgment? We find that it cannot and affirm the order denying relief from default.
Sabek, Inc., Andy Saben, and V.T. Petroleum, Inc. (hereafter Sabek) appeal from the order of the superior court denying Sabek’s motion to set aside a judgment after default taken against it by Khourie, Crew & Jaeger (hereafter Khourie) for legal…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- In Re BallCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934
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