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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoPlainText">I always thought this just meant that the PR is not personally responsible for the judgment; but the estate still had to pay off the judgment to close the estate.</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">I'd sure like to hear if that is a wrong interpretation.</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sincerely,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tom</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thomas J. 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If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone at 360-352-8311 or by e-mail to </span><a href="mailto:shannon@buddbaylaw.com"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563c1">shannon@buddbaylaw.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, and destroy the original message from your electronic files.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>> On Behalf Of Eric Nelsen<br>Sent: Friday, October 25, 2019 9:16 AM<br>To: 'WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv' <<a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>Subject: Re: [WSBAPT] Meaning of RCW 11.40.120</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">I haven't had to deal with this before, but I agree with your read of the statute. Just thinking about probate administration in general, it seems logical that unlike an ordinary money judgment in a civil action, the effect of proving a disputed creditor claim would be only that the creditor claim is allowed. The implication being that it gets paid like any other creditor in the same rank of priority, so for example if the estate is insolvent, the judgment would be "satisfied" with a partial payment when all creditors are paid pro rata under the priority of debt statute.</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">Sincerely,</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">Eric</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">Eric C. Nelsen</p><p class="MsoPlainText">SAYRE LAW OFFICES, PLLC</p><p class="MsoPlainText">1417 31st Ave South</p><p class="MsoPlainText">Seattle WA 98144-3909</p><p class="MsoPlainText">phone 206-625-0092</p><p class="MsoPlainText">fax 206-625-9040</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">-----Original Message-----</p><p class="MsoPlainText">From: <a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</span></a> [<a href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</span></a>] On Behalf Of Paul Neumiller</p><p class="MsoPlainText">Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 5:18 PM</p><p class="MsoPlainText">To: <a href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</span></a></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Subject: [WSBAPT] Meaning of RCW 11.40.120</p><p class="MsoPlainText"> </p><p class="MsoPlainText">Listmates; I am trying to figure out the meaning of RCW 11.40.120 which states in full: "The effect of any judgment rendered against a personal representative shall be only to establish the amount of the judgment as an allowed claim." I have a situation where my client Personal Representative rejected a creditor's claim and through various maneuvering, we ended up with an arbitrator who allowed a portion of the claim. The probate is still open but the creditor's attorney is pushing for fast payment and is threatening to "execute on the judgement" and force a sale of estate property. So, what does RCW 11.40.120 mean? Is the "judgement" one that the creditor can now execute on or, at this point, does it only establish the amount of the claim and is subject to the rest of the probate process. There seem to be only four reported cases citing RCW 11.40.120 in WA and they imply that a "judgement" to establish the amount of the allowable claim is not the type of judgement that can be executed upon. 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