Legal Opinion
Bank of New York v. Hooper
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 13, 2011No. 29585-1-IIIPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
¶1 The Bank of New York (BNY) appeals certain trial court orders reconveying a deed of trust and awarding attorney fees. BNY contends that the court erred by declaring an ownership interest in the property instead of limiting its order to quieting title against the deed of trust and that attorney fees were not authorized by statute because respondents were not parties to the deed of trust contract. We agree with BNY, reverse, and remand for correction of the offending language.
FACTS
¶2 Brian and Lisa Hooper owned a commercial property in Spokane, Washington. On April 23, 1993, the Hoopers…
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