Garza v. McCain Foods, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the Court
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Schultheis, J.
— This is a personal injury suit. Our disposition turns on whether two contractors are insulated from liability by Washington’s version of the completion and acceptance doctrine. That doctrine insulates a contractor from negligence claims if its work is completed and accepted by the owner, and done strictly according to the owner’s specifications. We conclude that the doctrine does not apply here because a question of fact remains as to whether the construction resulted in an inherently or imminently dangerous condition. Such a condition is excepted from the completion and…
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