Legal Opinion
Stansfield v. Douglas County
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 4, 2002No. 71240-9PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOwens, J.
— James A. Stansfield, M.D., is suing Douglas County for prosecuting him for the murder of his wife, Pat Stansfield, and one of their neighbors, Fred Smith. At issue is the timeliness of three claims first raised in Dr. *118Stansfield’s amended complaint after the statute of limitations had run. The superior court dismissed the claims on summary judgment, ruling that because Dr. Stansfield inexcusably neglected to allege the claims within the limitations period, they did not relate back under CR 15(c). The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that inexcusable neglect does not bar relation back of…
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