Morris v. Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad

*369¶1 Palou.se River and Coulee City Railroad, Inc. (PCC) appeals the denial of its CR 60(b) motion to vacate a default judgment acquired by Bill Morris. We grant PCC’s appeal because the trial court failed to acquire jurisdiction over PCC under the service provisions of RCW 4.28.080(4) that require in-state service of PCC’s agent. Accordingly, we reverse.

Brown, J.

FACTS

¶2 Mr. Morris bought seven acres of undeveloped hillside property in Whitman County. On January 7, 2004, a train belonging to PCC, a Washington corporation, derailed and damaged the Morris property.

¶3 In May 2006, a process server…