Legal Opinion
Skimming v. Boxer
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 15, 2004No. 21434-6-IIIPublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSweeney, J.
This is an appeal from the denial of an award of attorney fees to the defendant Spokane County (County) and its chief executive officer, Francine Boxer. The *752claim for fees followed the dismissal of the plaintiffs’ civil suit against them. We find no abuse of discretion in the trial judge’s refusal to award fees and costs based on a frivolous lawsuit or one otherwise made for any improper purpose. And the defendants are not entitled to an award based on their assertion of immunity under former RCW 4.24.510 (1999). We therefore affirm the decision of the trial court denying fees.
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