LAFFRANCHI v. LIM

No. 60324-8-I.

190 P.3d 97 (2008)

Tony LAFFRANCHI, Respondent, v. Tomas Oscar LIM and Maida Lim, Defendants, and Stephen Devore, Appellant/Interested Party.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

August 18, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott R. Peterson, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, Michael David Kinkley, Michael D. Kinkley PS, Spokane, WA, for Appellant.

David James Britton, Law Office of David J. Britton, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.


LEACH, J.

¶ 1 This case presents the question of whether a tenant in possession of a residence following the sale of his landlord's interest in it at a nonjudicial foreclosure sale is a necessary party to an unlawful detainer proceeding brought by the purchaser to obtain possession. We hold that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because a necessary party, a tenant in possession, was not made a party, and remand for further proceedings as set...

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