KING COUNTY v. SEAWEST INV. ASSOCIATES, LLC

No. 59333-1-I.

170 P.3d 53 (2007)

KING COUNTY, a county of the state of Washington, Respondent, v. SEAWEST INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, LLC, a Washington limited liability company; West Coast Telephone Company, an easement holder; Horizon Bank, a grantee/beneficiary of a deed of trust; and Westward Financial Services, Inc., trustee of a deed of trust, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

October 22, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew F. Davis, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Appellants.

Larry John Smith, Estera Felice Gordon, Matthew R. Hansen, Graham & Dunn PC, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Bart Joseph Freedman, Alina Ann Mclauchlan, Laura Kristine Clinton, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ell, Verna P. Bromley, King Co. Admin. Bldg., Seattle, WA, for Other Parties.


COX, J.

¶ 1 Seawest Investment Associates, LLC claims the trial court was without authority to adjudicate in a proceeding ancillary to this action the validity and amount of the attorney lien filed in this matter by the law firm of Graham & Dunn. We hold that the trial court properly exercised its discretion to ensure that all necessary persons participated in the lien enforcement proceeding and that all were afforded...

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