Legal Opinion
Gilman v. MacDonald
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 5, 1994No. 33498-1-IPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrosse, J.
A.P. MacDonald and Denise MacDonald (MacDonald) appeal the order denying their request for attorney fees pursuant to ROW 4.24.510, which provides a defense of immunity for complaints or communications to public officials and agencies made in good faith and provides for an award of attorney fees in the event one prevails on the defense in a civil action.
MacDonald claims the trial court erred (1) by concluding that MacDonald was not entitled to attorney fees because he did not act in good faith in his communications to governmental officials; and (2) by using a negligence standard to determine…
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