<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="">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 element. The court in Villegas does give me a little love by holding that "[w]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:justify;text-indent:26.6667px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">hen interpreting a statute, we look to the Legislature's intent</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:justify;text-indent:26.6667px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><span> </span>as reflected in the statutory language.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:justify;text-indent:26.6667px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><span> </span>We presume that the Legislature means exactly what it says and, if a statute is unambiguous, we derive its meaning from the statutory language alone." (internal cites removed). </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:justify;text-indent:26.6667px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:justify;text-indent:26.6667px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">I would argue that the word "AND" is pretty unambiguous. </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:justify;text-indent:26.6667px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:justify;text-indent:26.6667px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">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></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:justify;text-indent:26.6667px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:justify;text-indent:26.6667px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">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 element and/or the failure to both file and mail - it would be much appreciated. </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:26.6667px"><font color="#000000" face="Arial">Brent</font></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 11:51 AM, Philip N. 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<p class="MsoNormal"><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
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Phil Jones<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In my opinion the PR has a duty to the other beneficiaries to reject any claim not properly filed.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><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 has only sent an email and a US Mail notice of payment recovery
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<p class="MsoNormal"><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 AND be filed with the Court. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><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 claim as properly filed. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><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. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you for your responses. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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