Schowalter v. Washington Mutual Bank

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a bench trial, Deborah Schowalter appeals from a judgment establishing a first priority deed to secure debt in favor of Washington Mutual Bank on certain property owned by her, and awarding to the bank $65,000 in attorney fees and expenses of litigation. She argues that the trial court (1) wrongly concluded that her counterclaims were not included in the pretrial order, and (2) improperly permitted the bank to pursue its claim for attorney fees and expenses after the bank had withdrawn the claim earlier in the litigation. Finding no error, we affirm.

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