Nicholas Walker v. Orkin, Llc

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE NICHOLAS WALKER, a married man, ) No. 77954-1-I Respondent, v. ) PUBLISHED OPINION ORKIN, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Appellant. ) FILED: September 16, 2019 SCHINDLER, J. — Under CR 3, an action is commenced by serving a copy of the summons and a copy of the complaint as provided in CR4. CR 4(a)(1) states, “The summons must be signed and dated by the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney.” There is no dispute that Nicholas Walker served Orkin LLC with a copy of a summons that was not signed. Orkin filed an answer,…