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<DIV><FONT size=4>Judge Crater’d ??</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004080">Joshua F.
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=rtl@rtleelaw.attorney>Tom
Lee</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 07, 2022 4:08 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com>WSBA Real Property
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [WSBARP] RCW 4.16.040 action (I think) -
thoughts?</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Years ago, a client's business agreed to pay a former partner X amount of
money. Paid former partner Y amount, and then checks started being returned
about seven years ago. I believe it has been over six years since any payments
were last made: multiple attempts to locate creditor/former partner, including
with investigators - nothing, this person has Judge Crater'd off the earth. Only
heir has not responded after about 4 years of attempts to contact. </DIV>
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<DIV>My initial thought is to cancel this obligation with an action under RCW
4.16.040:</DIV>
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following actions shall be commenced within six years:</DIV>
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An action upon a contract in writing, or liability express or implied arising
out of a written agreement, except as provided for in RCW<SPAN
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href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=64.04.007">64.04.007</A>(2).</DIV>
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An action upon an account receivable. For purposes of this section, an account
receivable is any obligation for payment incurred in the ordinary course of the
claimant's business or profession, whether arising from one or more transactions
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An action for the rents and profits or for the use and occupation of real
estate.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thoughts on this? advice? </DIV>-- <BR>
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