PRETRIAL ADJUDICATION
...Default
......Relief from Default
.........Grounds
............Service
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Where P met all statutory requirements for effective service of process on a foreign corp., trial ct. erred in concluding the default judgment void for lack of valid service.

As copy of order setting aside default & default judgment mailed to wrong zip code, P lacked proper notice and order void; reaffirmation of set aside order reversed as burden improperly placed on P rather than on Ds.

Trial court erred in denying D's first motion to vacate default and set aside judgment based on P's failure to properly serve summons and complaint under CCP 416.90.