Woody

The plaintiffs on May 4, 1926, filed an action in the Superior Court of Kern County against Security Trust & Savings Bank, a corporation, and fictitious defendants, for the purpose of quieting title to certain land in that county. The summons in said action was served on the bank in the county of Los Angeles on May 6, 1926. The bank having failed to appear in the action its default was entered on June 7, 1926. On June 24, 1926, the said bank and C. H. Barlow, sued in the action as John Doe, filed a notice of motion to vacate and set aside the default and decree, together with supporting affidavits, and a proposed answer. This motion was heard and submitted on July 12, 1926, and on March 24, 1927, an order was entered denying the same. Notice of this order was served on April 15, 1927. On May 2, 1927, defendants served and filed notice of appeal from the order denying the motion referred to, and on the same day the attorneys entered into a written stipulation giving the defendants until May 20, 1927, in which to prepare and file a proposed bill of exceptions. On May 17, 1927, defendants mailed the original and a copy of their proposed bill of exceptions to the attorneys for…