In re the Estate of Jason L. Patton

FILED NOVEMBER 16, 2017 In the Office of the Clerk of Court WA State Court of Appeals, Division III IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION THREE In re the Matter of the Estate of ) ) No. 34590-4-111 JASONL. PATTON ) ) PUBLISHED OPINION ) ) FEARING, C.J. - Do administration expenses of a decedent's estate hold priority above the decedent's secured debt to the proceeds from a nonjudicial foreclosure of the secured real property? After reviewing the probate code and the deed of trust act, we answer in the negative and reverse the trial court's order establishing priority in…