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OLD REPUBLIC NAT. TITLE, INS. CO. v. LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT E. BRANDT, PLLC

No. 58908-3-I.

174 P.3d 133 (2007)

OLD REPUBLIC NATIONAL TITLE, INSURANCE COMPANY, a Minnesota corporation, Respondent, v. LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT E. BRANDT, PLLC, d/b/a Escrow Authority, Respondent, v. William Anderson and Kathy Anderson, husband and wife, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered January 7, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Ihnot, Attorney at Law, Kirkland, WA, for Appellants Kathy & William Anderson, SFN Investments.

Scott Arnold Smith, Riddell Williams PS, Seattle, for Respondent Old Republic National Title.

David Michael Jacobi, Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson, Seattle, for Amicus Curiae National Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

William Louis Cameron, Joel Evans Wright, Lee Smart PS Inc., for Respondent Law Office of R. Brandt.

BAKER, GROSSE and BECKER, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

¶ 1 After commencement of a legal action, a defendant or his attorney may informally comply with the notice requirements of CR 4 by acknowledging the existence of the action and apprising the plaintiff of his intent to defend. Attorney James Ihnot's telephone call to Robert Brandt's attorney constituted an informal appearance. And Brandt's filing a document in court under the caption of this case listing Ihnot as the attorney of record shows that...

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