Kim v. Lee

— Yakima Title & Escrow failed to discover Hu Kim’s judgment lien against Sharon and Stanley Lee, *588owners of real estate subject to a deed of trust for which Yakima Title issued a title commitment and policy. Kim obtained a default order and judgment, and began to execute against the Lees’ real property. Yakima Title defended its insured’s lien position by filing a motion to intervene and a motion to quash the execution sale. The trial court granted the motion to intervene but denied the motion to quash. Yakima Title appeals, arguing that (1) Kim’s judgment lien is ineffective for failure to…