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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Sullivan v. Purvis, 966 P.2d 912 (1998)

Citation
Sullivan v. Purvis, 966 P.2d 912 (1998)
Parent Document
Sullivan v. Purvis, 966 P.2d 912 (1998)
Jurisdiction
Washington (state)
Effective Date
1998-03-23

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The court's inherent power to fashion a method by which an unlawful detainer action is converted to an ordinary civil action can be invoked only if the right to possession is no longer in dispute. Munden v. Hazelrigg, 105 Wash.2d 39, 45-46, 711 P.2d 295 (1985). Here, Purvis did not relinquish his right to possession until ordered to.