Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Spokane v. O/S SABLEFISH

Andersen, J.—

Facts of Case

The legal questions in this case certified to us by the United States District Court are whether a judgment creditor may enforce a judgment under Washington's general judgment lien statutes (RCW 4.56.190-.200) against real property purchased without actual notice of the judgment and, if so, whether any of the property purchased is exempt from execution under Washington's homestead statutes.

A chronology of the critical dates and facts is helpful to an understanding of the issues certified.

On February 10, 1987, the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Spokane, judgment…