WORSWICK, C.J.
Does the chattel lien statute, RCW 60.08, authorize an award of attorney's fees to one who has only a common law possessory lien? We hold it does not.
Theodore Burns engaged Miller Marine Corporation to work on his boat. The transaction ultimately produced a lawsuit. Burns attempted to regain possession of the boat and to obtain damages. Miller Marine counterclaimed for the amount it said Burns owed. It alleged that it had "possessory and statutory...
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