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your claim is forever barred. Courts can give no relief to a creditor who failed to comply with RCW 11.40.010. New York Merchandise Co. v. Stout, 43 Wn. 2d 825, 264 P.2d 863 (1953); Wilson Estate v. Livingston, 8 Wn. App. 519, 507 P.2d 902 (1973). The statute
is mandatory, not subject to enlargement by interpretation, and cannot be waived. Compliance with its requirements is essential for recovery.” Judson v. Associated Meats & Seafoods, 32 Wn. App. 794, 651 P.2d 222 (1982) (Citations omitted)”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The only authority that I have found, thus far, that discussed strict construction of the statute is Villegas v. McBride 112 Wn. App 689 (2002). The facts of that case, however, deal with the failure to describe the debt, not the timing
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">What I am faced with though is how hard will large insurance company push back such that the legal fight could substantially drain the assets of the estate. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If anyone is aware of specific authority (I've looked at the annotations and notes of decision and even pulled a search from other appellate briefing) that addresses the time bar
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 11:51 AM, Philip N. Jones <<a href="mailto:pjones@duffykekel.com" target="_blank">pjones@duffykekel.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">I agree with Nestor. But if the claim is properly filed, I believe that the PR has a fiduciary duty to the creditor(s). But I have not found any authority
to that effect, or at least not much authority. Anyone have any authority?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">Phil Jones</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">In my opinion the PR has a duty to the other beneficiaries to reject any claim not properly filed.
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<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Creditor's Claim not filed with Court<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I have a PR, that gave actual notice to a creditor, mailed on April 9, 2018 and stamped received on April 12, 2018. As of this date, the creditor
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The estate is small and there are other creditor's claims that were properly filed with the Court that have reduced the residual to an even smaller
amount. The PR (who is also one of three beneficiaries) would like to reject the claim for failing to properly file the claim within 30 days of receiving notice. Reading through RCW 11.40.70 it clearly states that notice needs to come to the personal representative
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">My question really relates to 11.40.070(4) - the waiver of defects, where it says that if written notice was provided the PR may elect to treat the
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Do Courts expect PR's to waive the defect of not filing the claim? This is a large insurer with a subro department that is seeking money for a claim
that they paid out for their insured (and before you ask, my decedent was driving around without insurance for the last couple years of his life) and now want to recover from the Estate. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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