WASHINGTON COURT OF APPEALS DISMISSES OREGON CONTRACTOR’S LAWSUIT FOR FAILURE TO SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLY WITH CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

Surety Law Update Spring 2018

In a recent unpublished opinion, in HNS, Inc., v. Eagle Rock Quarry, No. 34695-1-III, 2018 WL 1617071, (Wash. Ct. App. Apr. 3, 2018), Division Three of the Washington Court of Appeals dismissed an Oregon contractor’s lawsuit against a Washington contractor, and its license bond, because the Oregon contractor failed to substantially comply with the requirements of Washington’s Contractor Registration Act, RCW 18.27, which is a prerequisite to filing suit.

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