Johnson's Wholesale Plumbing, Inc. v. Holloway

Appellant, Johnson's Wholesale Plumbing, Inc., brought an action to foreclose a materialman's lien. Appellant was granted a summary judgment against two defendants,1 but the trial court granted NuWestern American, Inc.'s2 motion to dismiss at the end of appellant's case and entered findings of fact and conclusions of law and a judgment in accordance therewith; this appeal followed. The sole issue is whether the notice requirement of RCW 60.04.020 applies to the material shipped after a telephone conversation with the general contractor, i.e., was that a, specific order by the owner? The trial…