INLAND EMPIRE DRY WALL v. WESTERN SUR. CO.

No. 34022-8-III.

389 P.3d 717 (2017)

INLAND EMPIRE DRY WALL SUPPLY CO., a Washington corporation, Appellant, v. WESTERN SURETY COMPANY (Bond No. 58717161), Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

January 10, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Duncan Campbell , William Michael Hughbanks , Campbell & Bissell, PLLC, 820 W. 7th Ave., Spokane, WA, 99204-2809, for Appellant.

Timothy Gary Klashke , Kuffel, Hultgrenn, Klashke, Shea & Ellerd, LLP, 1915 Sun Willows Blvd., P.O. Box 2368, Pasco, WA, 99302-2368, for Respondent.


¶ 1 Washington law allows for the recording of a bond to free up property encumbered by a construction lien. When this happens, the bond is substituted for the property and a lien claimant can take legal action against the bond. The question we confront here is who must be sued when a claim is filed against a lien release bond....

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