Legal Opinion
W.R.P. Lake Union Ltd. Partnership v. Exterior Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 30, 1997No. 37437-1-IPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, C.J.
Exterior Services, Inc. (Exterior) asks us to determine whether a mechanics’ and materialmen’s lien should be released as frivolous and without reasonable cause in the summary proceeding created by RCW 60.04.081 1 based upon disputed assertions that Exterior did not comply with two statutory prerequisites to lien filing. Because a summary proceeding is not intended to substitute for a trial and because an ultimate ruling against a lienor does not make a lien per se frivolous, we hold that the trial court erred in releasing this lien. Moreover, the record does not adequately set forth the…
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