Legal Opinion

Hintz v. Kitsap County

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided July 10, 1998No. 22047-4-IIPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSeinfeld, J.

Paul Hintz appeals the dismissal of his wrongful termination lawsuit, claiming that the trial court erred in its application of the claim filing statute and statute of limitations. We affirm.

FACTS

Hintz injured his back in 1991 while working as a laborer and truck driver for Kitsap County. After efforts to reassign him to other tasks failed, Kitsap County terminated Hintz’s employment on September 3, 1992 because of his inability to perform his work duties on a regular, full-time basis.

Hintz subsequently filed a letter of complaint with the Kitsap County Risk Management Office, which referred…

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  5. Pirtle v. Spokane Public School District No. 81Court of Appeals of Washington · 1996

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