Steven W. Hyde And Sandra D. Brooke, Apps. v. City Of Lake Stevens, Res.

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STEVEN W. HYDE and SANDRA D. BROOKE, husband and wife, DIVISION ONE Appellant, No. 72614-5-1 v. UNPUBLISHED OPINION CITY OF LAKE STEVENS, \9 en Respondent. FILED: August 3, 2015 Dwyer, J. — The doctrine of res judicata prevents a plaintiff from bringing successive actions against the same defendant when the actions arise from the same transactional nucleus of facts. After Steven Hyde, the appellant in this matter, had his claim of negligence against the City of Lake Stevens dismissed, he filed a successive action against the City in which he…