OneWest Bank, FSB v. Erickson

*464¶1 We address the unique circumstance of an Idaho court authorizing an Idaho conservator to encumber a Washington residence. Following established principles from the hoary past concerning state jurisdiction over real property, we hold that the Idaho court lacked jurisdiction and that the order authorizing the encumbrance is invalid.

Fearing, J.

¶2 Plaintiff One West Bank FSB seeks to judicially foreclose on a deed of trust purportedly encumbering a Spokane home. A conservator appointed by an Idaho court signed the deed of trust on behalf of the home’s owner or former owner, Bill McKee. McKee’s…