City of Federal Way v. King County

Steel Lake Court Associates Limited Partnership (SLC) appeals an order of summary judgment invalidating a King County street vacation ordinance and declaring the subject street to be a public right of way of the City of Federal Way. SLC contends that the trial court erred in rejecting its assertions that Federal Way's challenge to the validity of the ordinance was untimely and that it failed to join an indispensable party to the lawsuit. We agree with those contentions and order that the action be dismissed.

In the fall of 1989, SLC's predecessor in interest, Steel Lake Court III, filed a…