Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Washington
Summary Judgement
I recieved a Summary Judgement in July of 2001. The parties who this judgement is against state they were not notified by there lawyer of this judgement. This judgement has a accural rate of 12% per annum. Are they still responsible for the judgement and the accured interest?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Summary Judgement
assuming all correct, then yes & yes ... they may have an issue with their attorney, but doesn't affect your judgment. Why don't you try to collect on it?
Re: Summary Judgement
The question that needs to be answered is not whether the other side's lawyer gave his or her client notice of your summary judgment order, but whether you gave notice to the other side's lawyer of your motion for summary judgment. If you did give notice to opposing counsel, then the judgment is valid and it will be very difficult, if not impossible, for the other side to get that judgment overturned. There are various things you can do now to try to collect on your judgment, such as registering it, seeking to garnish debtor's wages, attaching his or her assets, etc.
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