PREST v. AMERICAN BANKERS LIFE ASSUR. CO.

No. 16505-8-II.

900 P.2d 595 (1995)

79 Wash.App. 93

Christine S. PREST, Appellant, v. AMERICAN BANKERS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

Reconsideration Denied October 10, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry James Barnett, Rumbaugh Rideout & Barnett, Tacoma, for appellant.

Neil G. Dorfman, Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, Pendergrass & Hoffman, Seattle, Deborah Jane Youngblood, Seattle, for respondent.


ALEXANDER, Judge Pro Tem.1

Christine S. Prest appeals an order of the Pierce County Superior Court vacating a default judgment that had been entered in her favor and against the American Bankers Life Assurance Company (Bankers). She claims that the trial court abused its discretion in granting the motion. We agree with Prest and reverse.

On August 4, 1989, Christine Prest applied for mortgage insurance from Bankers to ensure that...

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