MATIA CONTRACTORS, INC. v. City of Bellingham

183 P.3d 1082 (2008)

MATIA CONTRACTORS, INC., a Washington corporation, Appellant,

v.

The CITY OF BELLINGHAM, a municipal Washington corporation, Respondent.

No. 60672-7-I.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

May 5, 2008.

Jesse Miller, Stanislaw Ashbaugh LLP, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Jeff H. Capell, City of Bellingham Atty Office, Bellingham, WA, for Respondent.

DWYER, J.

¶ 1 In Wilson v. City of Seattle, 122 Wash.2d 814, 863 P.2d 1336 (1993), the Supreme Court decided that the claim filing requirements of chapter 4.96 RCW apply only to tort claims. In Harberd v. City of Kettle Falls, 120…