Legal Opinion
Johnson v. KING COUNTY (METRO TRANSIT)
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 12, 2009No. 61047-3-IPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
198 P.3d 546 (2009)
Janice A. JOHNSON, Appellant,
v.
KING COUNTY (METRO TRANSIT), Respondent.
No. 61047-3-I.
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.
January 12, 2009.
Shelby R. Frost Lemmel, Kenneth Wendell Masters, Bainbridge Island, WA, for Appellant.
Kerry Keefe, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.
SCHINDLER, C.J.
¶ 1 As a condition precedent to filing a lawsuit for tort damages against a governmental entity, a claimant must strictly comply with the statutory requirements by personally verifying the claim and the failure to do so can result in dismissal. But where, as here, the claimant signs the tort…
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