Legal Opinion
Public Utilities District No. 1 v. Crea
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 24, 1997No. 19448-1-IIPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHunt, J.
— The trial court assessed $8,870 in attorney’s fees against a Grays Harbor County public utilities district (PUD) that had unsuccessfully sued Timothy Crea for $6,570 in damages to a utility pole struck by Crea’s car. The PUD appeals the award, arguing that: (1) RCW 4.84.250 does not authorize an award of attorney’s fees because Crea did not give notice of his intent to seek such award; and (2) the amount of attorney’s fees was unreasonable. We affirm.
FACTS
On December 30, 1990, Timothy Crea was driving on Highway 12 in Grays Harbor County when his car hit a patch of ice, skidded out of…
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