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RUVALCABA v. KWANG HO BAEK

No. 85732-6.

282 P.3d 1083 (2012)

175 Wn.2d 1

Rogelio H.A. RUVALCABA and Elaine H. Ruvalcaba, husband and wife, Respondents, v. KWANG HO BAEK and Lyung Sook Baek, husband and wife; and Arne S. Ijpma, and Siew Loon, husband and wife; and John A. Dyer and Pauline T. Dyer, husband and wife; and Steven J. Day and Catherine L. Day, husband and wife; and Livingston Enterprises, LLC, an Alabama Limited Liability Company; Karen M. Omodt, a single woman; and Matthew Golden and Jane Borkowski, husband and wife; and Carl E. Johnson and Phyllis Johnson, husband and wife, Petitioners, and William V. Kitchin and Cheryl L. Kitchin, husband and wife, Respondents, Karen Klepper, a single woman, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided August 9, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Mark Goodfriend , Smith Goodfriend PS, Jackson Schmidt , Pepple, Cantu, Schmidt PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Petitioners.

Timothy J. Graham , Hanson, Baker, Ludlow, Drumheller PS, Bellevue, WA, Pierre E. Acebedo , Acebedo & Johnson, LLC., Puyallup, WA, for Respondents.

Neil Henry Robblee , Edmonds, WA, amici counsel for Jeanne E. Yoder, Charles W. Vallette, and Gretchen E. Vallette.

J.M. JOHNSON, J.

¶ 1 Rogelio and Elaine Ruvalcaba, husband and wife, brought a lawsuit under RCW 8.24.010 to condemn a private way of necessity (i.e., easement) across neighboring property held by individual landowners, referred to collectively as the "Day Group Petitioners." The Ruvalcabas argue that they are entitled to an easement because their property is landlocked and contend that there is an overriding public policy against rendering landlocked property...

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