Mooberry v. Magnum Manufacturing, Inc.

This appeal requires us to interpret certain provisions of chapter 19.118 RCW, Washington’s “lemon law” statute. Under that statute, a person who purchases a new, but defective, motor home after June 30,1998, cannot seek to have the faulty motor home replaced or repurchased by the motor home manufacturer without first giving it one last chance to repair the serious safety defect or nonconformity. But, because Jerry D. Mooberry purchased his new motor home in 1997, he was not required to comply with the final notification requirements in RCW 19.118.041(3)(b) and (c). Thus, the trial court…