Snohomish Land Co. v. Blood

Citations

• 40 Wash. 626
• 82 P. 933
• 1905 Wash. LEXIS 1038

Syllabus

<p>Actions — Commencement — Filing of Complaint — Mistake of Clerk. Although the clerk of court by mistake failed, to indorse or enter a complaint when tendered for filing, the tender would seem to be a sufficient filing to sustain the jurisdiction of the court.</p> <p>Judgment — Jurisdiction—Failure to File Complaint. A judgment is not void for want of jurisdiction because of the failure to file the complaint.</p> <p>Judgment — Vacation — Fraud of Counsel — Evidence — Sufficiency. An attorney is not shown to he guilty of fraud in making a defense for the purchaser under a void tax lien foreclosure, by reason of failure to assert a claim for the value of improvements made after the sale, where it appears that the matter was discussed with his client and dropped because of the small value of the improvements.</p> <p>Judgment — Vacation—Errors of Law. A judgment should not he vacated for mere errors of law after the expiration of the time for an appeal.</p>