Legal Opinion
Larson v. Kyungsik Yoon
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 4, 2015No. 71561-5-IPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDwyer, J.
¶1 We granted discretionary review to decide the question of whether jurisdiction over a Korean resident could be obtained through use of the methods of service of process allowed for in Washington’s nonresident motorist act, RCW 46.64.040. We answer in the negative.
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¶2 On June 22, 2010, Keith and Cynthia Larson were involved in a motor vehicle collision with Kyungsik Yoon. The collision occurred in King County, Washington, which was where the Larsons resided. Yoon, on the other hand, was a resident of the Republic of Korea.
¶3 On June 10, 2013, the Larsons filed a complaint against Yoon in…
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