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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='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>Hi Cat.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>In neg misrep, the plaintiff must prove justifiable reliance. If a party to a contract is negligent to ascertain the truth of the other party’s representations, that party’s own negligence is a complete defense to the claim. See Condor Enterprises v. Boise Cascade, 71 Wash.App. 48, 53 (1993).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>Restatement (Second) of Torts, Sec. 552A; ESCA Corp v. KPGM Peat Marwick, 135 Wash.2d 820, 826 (1998).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>Rick<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Catherine Clark<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 09, 2019 1:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Affirmative Defenses to Fraud and/or Negligent Misrepresentation<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Has anyone faced an “assumption of the risk” and “contributory negligence and/or comparative fault” affirmative defense when claiming fraud/negligent misrepresentation around a real estate transaction?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>While I’ve been at this game “a while,” I haven’t seen that before. Perhaps one of you has. Your thoughts appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Catherine “Cat” Clark<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Law Office of Catherine C. Clark PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>2200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 1250<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Seattle, WA 98121<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Phone: (206) 838-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Cell: (206) 409-8938<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Fax: (206) 374-3003<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Email: <a href="mailto:cat@loccc.com">cat@loccc.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>NOTICE: The information contained in this electronic information transmission is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is prohibited. If you received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by telephone at (206) 838-2528. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>