Burns v. Miller

Defendant Miller Marine Corporation challenges a Court of Appeals decision reversing the trial court's award of attorney fees in an action involving a pos-sessory lien. The Court of Appeals held the award of attorney fees was not authorized under RCW 60.08.

Plaintiff Theodore Burns hired defendant Miller Marine Corporation to remodel and repair his sailboat. In time, Burns sued Miller Marine Corporation and Earl L. Miller and his wife for damages, attorney fees, and a reduction in the repair bill. Miller and his wife were dismissed as parties defendant, leaving Miller Marine Corporation the…