Legal Opinion
Impero v. Whatcom County
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 15, 1967No. 38783PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonworth, J.
Plaintiff, George Impero, was injured October 29, 1963, when he fell into a drainage sump which was located partly on a Whatcom County road right of way and partly on land owned by the Great Western Lumber Company.
Plaintiff filed a claim for damages against the county on December 12, 1963. At a regular meeting of the Board of Whatcom County Commissioners on December 13, 1963, the county rejected the claim.
Plaintiff thereupon instituted the present action in superior court against the defendant county, later joining defendant Great Western Lumber Company as a party defendant in an amended…
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