Pico v. Carillo

California Supreme Court
Pico v. Carillo, 7 Cal. 30 (Cal. 1857)
Murray

Pico v. Carillo

Opinion of the Court

Murray, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court—Terry, J., concurring.

The order of the Court below, setting aside a default, and judgment entered during vacation, was regular and correct, inasmuch as there had been no service of summons upon the defendants.

This proceeding is expressly warranted by the sixty-eighth Section of the Practice Act, and, in a case where there has been no service whatever, it is not necessary to file a bill in chancery to vacate the judgment; but it may be set aside or re-opened, on motion, within the time allowed by law.

Although the want of proper legal service ” was the ground of the defendants’ motion in the Court below, the record shows that there was, in fact, no service whatever.

•Judgment affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
PICO v. CARILLO
Status
Published
Syllabus
An order of Court, setting aside a default and judgment entered during vacation, is regular and correct, where there has been no service of summons upon the defendants. This proceeding is expressly authorized by the sixty-eighth section of the Practice Act, and it is not necessary to file a bill in chancery to vacate the judgment.