Legal Opinion

SD Deacon Corp. v. Gaston

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided May 11, 2009No. 61702-8-IPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

206 P.3d 689 (2009)

S.D. DEACON CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON, a Washington corporation, Respondent,

v.

GASTON BROTHERS EXCAVATING, INC., a Washington corporation, Appellant.

No. 61702-8-I.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

May 11, 2009.

Sage Andrew Linn, Linville Law Firm PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

John Todd Henry, Peter Noel Ralston, Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker LLP, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

BECKER, J.

¶ 1 Trial courts should take care not to let the frivolous lien statute be misused to deprive contractors of their right to a trial on a lien claim. The summary release of a lien under…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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  3. W.R.P. Lake Union Ltd. Partnership v. Exterior Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1997
  4. Intermountain Electric, Inc. v. G-A-T Bros. Construction, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2003
  5. Intermountain Elec., Inc. v. GAT BROS. CONST., INC.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2003

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