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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Carl: Recently Division One and Division Two of the Court of Appeals each issued published opinions on this exact issue, with one court finding fees could be awarded for a prescriptive easement, and one court saying “no” under the adverse possession statute. Cannot remember right now the names or cites for these two cases. Probably heading for the Washington Supreme Court.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:53.5pt'><td width=115 valign=top style='width:86.0pt;padding:0in 5.75pt 0in 0in;height:53.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><img width=105 height=54 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D5003B.33F5E0C0" alt=ibdr2></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=450 valign=top style='width:337.75pt;padding:0in 5.75pt 0in 0in;height:53.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Gregory L. 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Springer</u> for extension of RCW 7.28.083 (3) to prescriptive easement cases.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Don’t know if that’s still good law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.1pt'>CARL LLOYD GAY</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palace Script MT";color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.1pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palace Script MT";color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.1pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:#8064A2'>what counts in life is what we do for others<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palace Script MT";color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.1pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Bell MT",serif;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.1pt'>G</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bell MT",serif;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.1pt'>REENAWAY, </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Bell MT",serif;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.1pt'>G</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bell MT",serif;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.1pt'>AY, </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Bell MT",serif;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.1pt'>M</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bell MT",serif;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.1pt'>EDINA </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Bell MT",serif;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.1pt'>& M</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bell MT",serif;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.1pt'>YERS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif;color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.1pt'>Attorneys and Counselors at Law <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif;color:#1F497D'>734 East First Street Suite A<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif;color:#1F497D'>Port Angeles, Washington 98362<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif;color:#1F497D'>Email </span><a href="mailto:carl@greenawaylawfirm.com"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif;color:blue'>carl@greenawaylawfirm.com</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif;color:#1F497D'>Telephone (360) 452-3323 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif;color:#1F497D'>Facsimile (360) 452-3724 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D'>THIS EMAIL TRANSMISSION IS INTENDED FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHOM IT IS ADDRESSED, AND MAY CONTAIN PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION THAT IS COVERED BY THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS PRIVACY ACT (18 USC §§ 2510-2521). 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