Legal Opinion
Cultee v. City of Tacoma
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 7, 1999No. 23536-6-IIPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHunt, J.
— Christine Cultee appeals summary judgment dismissal of her wrongful death action against the City of Tacoma for the death of her five-year-old daughter Rea-becka, who drowned while riding her bike at Nalley Ranch. Holding that there are issues of material fact that preclude application of Washington’s recreational immunity statute, we reverse and remand for trial.
FACTS
I. History
In 1992, the City of Tacoma purchased the Nalley Ranch, situated within the Skokomish Reservation in Mason County. A levee along the north edge of low-lying land on the east side of the ranch held back the waters of…
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