Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District v. Huber, Hunt & Nichols-Kiewit Construction Co.

¶40 (dissenting) — I disagree with the majority’s improper expansion of RCW 4.16.160’s limited exception to the six-year statute of limitations, which exempts sovereign actions brought “for the benefit of the state.”4 Construction of a professional baseball stadium for private profit is certainly not “for the benefit of the state” as that phrase is understood in our case law. I would thus affirm the order granting summary judgment of dismissal in favor of Huber, Hunt & Nichols-Kiewit Construction (HK) on statute of limitations grounds.

¶41 In an unsurprising turn of events, the PFD5 and the…