Capital Investment Corp. v. King County

In Fidelity Mutual Savings Bank v. Mark,1 the Washington Supreme Court held that a judgment debtor could not transfer a right to redeem without also transferring the underlying interest in the land. In this case, we analogously hold that a redemptioner by judgment lien may not transfer a right to redeem without also transferring the underlying judgment. The trial court so ruled, and thus we affirm.

FACTS

Judgments: In 1997, there were three judgments against Eric Piltz. The judgment creditors were (or would become)2 David Ordell, 5-11 Properties, and Judgment Enforcement Administration (JEA).

Lie…