Legal Opinion
Turner v. Estate of Lo Shee Pang
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 27, 1981No. 8628-6-IPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallow, J.
Charlotte Turner appeals from a summary judgment dismissing her negligence action against the estate of Lo Shee Pang for injuries suffered on October 21, 1976 in Pang's apartment building. We affirm.
A notice to Pang's creditors was published on October 18, 1977, following his death the previous summer. The plaintiff Turner's complaint was dismissed because she did not file her claim by the April 1979 deadline. Her complaint was filed within the 3-year limitations period for personal injury actions as fixed by RCW 4.16.080. However, persons having claims against a deceased that are covered by…
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- Belancsik v. Overlake Memorial HospitalWashington Supreme Court · 1971
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