Sessom v. Mentor

¶1 Gordon Rinke appeals a Kitsap County Superior Court order denying his motion to void the 1999 extension of a default judgment in favor of Jamie and Stacy Sessom, entered against Rinke in 1989. At issue is whether former RCW 6.17.020(3) (1997), which authorized extension of judgments, applied retroactively to extend the time for enforcement of the 1989 default judgment against Rinke. Because the Sessoms’ 10 year extension to the original judgment has expired, the matter is moot as to Rinke. But because the matter is of public import, we briefly address whether former RCW 6.17.020(3) (1997)1…