Lee v. Metro Parks Tacoma

¶23 (concurring in result) —- I concur with the result the majority reaches; however, I write separately to respectfully state my disagreement with the majority’s reasoning. I would hold that the legislatively created 60-day waiting period of RCW 4.96.020 is a condition precedent to the filing of a lawsuit against Metro Parks, a governmental entity, with which there must be strict compliance.

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Strict Compliance with Statutory Conditions Precedent Required

¶24 Article II, section 26 of the Washington Constitution allows the legislature to waive sovereign immunity and states, “The…