Wolfe v. Department of Transportation

¶1 — Charles and Janice Wolfe and John and Dee Anttonen appeal the superior court’s summary judgment dismissal with prejudice of their nuisance, negligence, and inverse condemnation claims against the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT). The Wolfes and the Anttonens argue that the superior court erred in granting summary judgment to the DOT because issues of fact exist concerning each of their claims and exceptions to the public duty doctrine as they apply to their nuisance claim. Holding that the subsequent purchaser rule and the statute of limitations preclude the Wolfes’…