Clark County v. Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board

González, J.

¶1 This case presents a straightforward issue of appellate procedure. The question is whether the Court of Appeals erred by reviewing separate and distinct claims that had been resolved below and were not raised on appeal. The parties were not challenging the disposition of those claims, and thus, the claims had been finally adjudicated. The Court of Appeals nevertheless addressed the abandoned claims sua sponte and reversed the lower court’s unchallenged rulings. In order to promote finality, judicial economy, predictability, and private settlement of disputes, and to ensure…