Legal Opinion
Sammamish Pointe Homeowners Ass'n v. Sammamish Pointe L.L.C.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 10, 2003No. 50305-7-IPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBecker, C. J.
The plaintiff in this lawsuit served each of several out-of-state companies with a 20-day summons instead of the 60-day summons required by Washington’s long-arm statute, RCW 4.28.180. The trial court erred in concluding that a misstatement of the proper return period is a defect that necessarily invalidates service. Where the defendant appears and answers and does not show prejudice caused by the inaccurate information, the summons can be amended and the trial court should deny a motion to dismiss. We reverse.
The lawsuit began in 1999, when the Sammamish Pointe Homeowners Association filed a…
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