Iwai v. State

Barbara Iwai 1 appeals the Superior Court’s summary dismissal of WAM Enterprises, Inc., and the State of Washington from her action for damages for personal injury. Mrs. Iwai contends the court erred when it held (1) she named WAM as a Defendant after the statute of limitation expired, and (2) the State did not owe her a duty to protect her against the danger posed by a snowy and icy parking lot used by clients of the Washington State Employment Security Department. We affirm dismissal of WAM, but reverse dismissal of the State.

On November 29,1984, Mrs. Iwai went to the employment security…