Joint Administrative Board Of Plumbing And Pipe-Fitting Industry V. Fallon

These two cases both involve the contention by a surety that it is not liable on its contractors' surety bonds until the contractors have received certificates of registration pursuant to RCW 18.27. The two cases were tried separately in King County Superior Court and were designated companion cases on appeal. The surety, Financial Indemnity Company (FIC), is the appellant in both cases. The issues in the two cases are sufficiently similar to warrant a single opinion. We shall first set forth separately the facts in each case.