RAINIER NATIONAL BANK v. Wells

Appellants Duane and Gertrude Wefts and Val Bain (Wells), sellers of an office building to Rainier National Bank (Rainier), appeal a summary judgment in favor of Chicago Title Insurance Company, an intervenor and subrogee under Rainier, in which the sellers were ordered to reimburse Chicago Title $49,349.24 in local improvement district (LID) assessments it paid to the City of Renton, including interest and attorney’s fees. We reverse.

Facts

The appellants built the Earlington Plaza Office Building in Renton in the 1970's. On December 14, 1984, the Renton city clerk received a diagram and…