Legal Opinion
Dexheimer v. CDS, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 25, 2001No. 18913-9-IIIPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSweeney, J.
A tenant may premise an action against a landlord under any of three legal theories: the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 1973 (RLTA), the rental agreement, or the common law. Howard v. Horn, 61 Wn. App. 520, 522-23, 810 P.2d 1387 (1991). But not all three theories allow for the recovery of monetary damages. Here, the court instructed the jury on all three theories. And the jury awarded full traditional tort damages.
The dispositive questions presented are first, whether the trial court erred by permitting the jury to award monetary damages for violations of the RLTA. And second, whether the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Burnside v. Simpson Paper Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1994
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