Legal Opinion
Sprague v. Sysco Corp.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 30, 1999No. 43753-4-IPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWebster, J.
Appellant Patricia Sprague appeals the trial court’s order denying her motion under CR 17(a) to substitute her bankruptcy trustee as plaintiff in her discrimination action against Respondent Sysco Corporation with relation back to the filing of the original complaint. We find that CR 17(a) allows Sprague, a debtor-plaintiff, to substitute her bankruptcy trustee with relation back to the original filing because Sysco will not be prejudiced and the only change that will result from the amendment is who will benefit from the action. Thus, we reverse.
BACKGROUND
Sprague worked for Sysco from March…
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