Opinion ID: 2499976
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Heading: The Settlement Must Be Set Aside

Text: ¶ 18 A court may overturn a judgment where the parties failed to join a necessary party. Burt, 168 Wash.2d at 834, 231 P.3d 191 (citing Geroux v. Fleck, 33 Wash. App. 424, 655 P.2d 254 (1982)). Similarly, we must set aside the settlement reached between Bunch and McGraw Residential Center following Kozel's appeal of the denial of her motion to intervene as a plaintiff. Because RCW 4.24.010 creates only one cause of action, Kozel's alternative proposal that she be permitted to pursue a second action does not appear to be viable. [5]