South Tacoma Way, LLC v. State

¶1 C. — This case asks us to determine whether the Washington State Department of Transportation’s (DOT) sale of land in violation of statutory notice requirements under RCW 47.12.063(2)(g) is ultra vires and void. Also, we are asked to determine whether the bona fide purchaser doctrine applies under the facts of this case. The superior court held that the sale was not void and that the buyer was a bona fide purchaser. The Court of Appeals reversed and held that the sale of land was ultra vires and void, and it declined to extend the bona fide purchaser doctrine to these facts. We reverse the…