Legal Opinion
Russell v. Maas
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 5, 2012No. 65523-0-IPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBecker, J.
¶1 Under Mandatory Arbitration Rule 7.1(a), only an “aggrieved party” may appeal an arbitration award through, a request for trial de novo. This requirement is satisfied when an attorney files a request for trial de novo on behalf of an aggrieved client.
¶2 The issue presented by this appeal arose when an arbitrator found in favor of Robert Russell, plaintiff in a personal injury suit. Counsel for defendant Debra Maas filed a request for trial de novo.
¶3 Russell’s injury occurred when he fell off a ladder while painting Maas’s house, in which he and Maas lived together. Russell believed that…
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