Kappelman v. Lutz

170 P.3d 1189 (2007)

Amber L. KAPPELMAN, Appellant,

v.

Theodore J. LUTZ, Respondent.

No. 24981-6-III.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

November 6, 2007.

Gordon Thomas Carey Jr., Attorney at Law, Portland, OR, for Appellant.

Jackson H. Welch, Duggan, Schlotfeldt & Welch PLLC, Vancouver, WA, for Respondent.

SWEENEY, C.J.

¶ 1 The decision by a trial judge to exclude evidence is a decision vested in the discretion of the trial judge, not us. And we will overturn that decision only when we conclude that the trial judge has abused his or her discretion by refusing to admit the evidence. Here, the…