Legal Opinion
Breda v. B.P.O. Elks Lake City 1800 SO-620
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 20, 2004No. 50248-4-IPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrosse, J.
— Clients are not “aggrieved parties” to sanctions against their attorneys at trial and may not appeal the sanctions on behalf of their attorneys. We affirm.
This was originally a personal injury lawsuit brought by Raymond and Joan Breda for injuries Raymond suffered while changing the swimming pool filter at the Lake City Elks Club. The Bredas retained counsel to represent them at trial. During trial on February 6, 2002, counsel committed misconduct, the details of which need not be restated. Suffice it to say that the trial court’s dismay and the sanctions imposed, including declaring a…
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- Johnson v. MermisCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1998
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