Eastwood v. Horse Harbor Foundation, Inc., 241 P.3d 1256 (2010)

Citation: Eastwood v. Horse Harbor Foundation, Inc., 241 P.3d 1256 (2010)
Parent Document: Eastwood v. Horse Harbor Foundation, Inc., 241 P.3d 1256 (2010)
Jurisdiction: Washington (state)
Effective Date: 2010-11-04
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2372386/eastwood-v-horse-harbor-foundation-inc/ ↗

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¶ 44 The lead opinion asserts that my conclusion accounts for only half of the equation because under the parties' arguments there is an issue whether the plaintiff's claim is for waste within the meaning of the statute or instead for the lost benefit under contract, i.e., an economic loss. Lead opinion at 1267 n. 5. The lead opinion believes it is therefore still necessary to look at what legal duties are breached. Id. This is an example of the lead opinion's unnecessary complication of the issues in this case. If the loss qualifies as waste under the statute, the economic loss rule simply cannot bar a plaintiff's claim under the statute. It makes no difference whether the loss would, in the absence of the statute, constitute an economic loss. The economic loss rule would be completely removed from the equation.

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