Terry v. City of Tacoma

— Russell Terry and his girl friend Robin Edwards (Terry) appeal from a trial court order dismissing their suit against the City of Tacoma on the grounds that they failed to timely file proof of service along with their timely request for trial de novo of an arbitrator’s decision. We hold Nevers’1 “strict compliance” is limited to the timing of the filings required before a trial de novo is perfected. Thus, we remand for a hearing to determine whether the presence of “date received” stamps from both the opposing party’s attorney and the clerk’s office on the original document filed with the…