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MATHESON v. CITY OF HOQUIAM

No. 41181-4-II.

287 P.3d 619 (2012)

Dennis MATHESON, Appellant, v. CITY OF HOQUIAM and it's Agents or Assigns, and Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

September 25, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl Eric Dickman , E. Dickman Law Firm, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Steven Ross Johnson , Hoquiam, WA, Martha Ffrost Wehling , Attorney at Law, Jennifer E. Morey , WA ST Office of Atty. General, Olympia, WA, for Respondents.

HUNT, J.

¶ 1 Dennis Matheson appeals the superior court's orders and summary judgment dismissal of his lawsuit to reclaim his vessel, the Northern Retriever, from the City of Hoquiam and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), which took custody of it under RCW 79.100, Washington's "Derelict Vessel Act." Matheson argues that the Grays Harbor County Superior Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to enforce what he characterizes as an action in rem against...

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