COLUMBIA COMMUNITY BANK v. NEWMAN PARK, LLC

No. 87174-4.

304 P.3d 472 (2013)

177 Wn.2d 566

COLUMBIA COMMUNITY BANK, Respondent/Cross Appellant, v. NEWMAN PARK, LLC, Appellant/Cross Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 20, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben Shafton , Attorney at Law, Vancouver, WA, for Petitioner.

Thomas Francis Peterson , Adam Richard Asher , Socius Law Group PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


GORDON McCLOUD, J.

¶ 1 The goal of equity is to do substantial justice. Equity exists to protect the interests of deserving parties from the "harshness of strict legal rules."1 Washington courts embrace a long and robust tradition of applying the doctrine of equity.2

¶ 2 The question here is whether equitable subrogation — a species of equity developed to prevent unjust enrichment ...

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