Shafer v. State

Plaintiff appeals from an order dismissing her complaint, sounding in tort, against the State of Washington. Dismissal was predicated upon plaintiff’s failure to file a claim with the state auditor within 120 days from the' date of her injury pursuant to RCW 4.92.100.

The relevant facts as alleged are these: On March 29, 1968, the plaintiff, Mrs. Faye V. Shafer, entered a Washington State liquor store in Seattle intending to make a purchase. As she entered the store through the customers’ entrance she tripped on a wrinkled rug mat inside the entrance door, fell to the floor and incurred…