RAMOS v. ARNOLD

No. 58679-3-I.

169 P.3d 482 (2007)

Luis RAMOS and Karina Ramos Gunn, husband and wife and their Marital community, Appellants, v. Debbie ARNOLD, a married woman and her marital community, Arnold Appraisal Service, LLC, a Washington Limited liability company, Respondents, and David L. Enoch, and Jane Doe Enoch, husband and wife and their marital community, Windermere Real Estate/North, Inc., a Washington Corporation, Melody Benton, a married woman and her marital community, Washington Mutual Bank, a Washington Corporation, Plus One Inspection Services, Inc., a Washington Corporation, and State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, an Illinois company licensed to sell insurance in Washington, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered October 8, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shawn G. Hart, Hart Law Office, Seattle, WA, for Appellants.

Gregory Steven Petrie, Krutch Lindell, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.


BECKER, J.

¶ 1 An appraiser may be liable to a home purchaser for negligent misrepresentations in an appraisal report if the purchaser can demonstrate reliance on the report. Because appellants failed to establish reliance, their claims against the appraiser were properly dismissed on summary judgment.

¶ 2 The Ramos family purchased a home in Lynnwood in 2001. Before making an offer, they noticed that a three-foot portion of the hallway ceiling was...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases