Legal Opinion
Seamans v. Walgren
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 13, 1973No. 42716PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
Gordon Walgren appeals from a denial of his motion for summary judgment in his favor by the trial court.
The issues involved on appeal are whether a legislator is immune from the service of any civil process during stated times before and during the legislative session, and if so immune, whether such immunity would toll the running of the statute of limitations during those periods of immunity. We hold a legislator, under the facts of this case, is immune from service of civil process, but that the statute of limitations is tolled during the period of immunity.
Richard Seamans was injured in an…
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