Denton v. Merchants' National Bank of Seattle

Citations

• 18 Wash. 387
• 51 P. 473
• 1897 Wash. LEXIS 175

Syllabus

<p>VACATION OF JUDGMENT — DILIGENCE OF MOVING PABTY.</p> <p>Although the receiver of an insolvent bank may have bad no notice of the pendency of a suit to recover judgment on a claim rejected by bim, be is not entitled to bave tbe judgment vacated on tbe ground of mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect, under Code Proc., § 221 (Bal. Code, § 4953), when be bas waited for more than a year witb knowledge of tbe judgment before moving tbe court for relief against it.</p>