Legal Opinion

Ha v. Signal Electric, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided July 14, 2014No. 70423-1-IPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAppelwick, J.

¶1 Ha sued Signal Electric after she was hit by a drunk driver in an intersection where Signal Electric was installing a new traffic light. Signal Electric was in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, so Ha sought and received permission to proceed. Ha then asked Signal Electric’s bankruptcy attorney if he would accept service of process. The attorney agreed and executed an acceptance of service. However, the attorney sent the summons and complaint to Signal Electric’s bankruptcy financial advisor, who forwarded them to the wrong insurance company and not to Signal Electric. When Signal Electric failed to…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Griggs v. Averbeck Realty, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Rivers v. Washington State Conference of Mason ContractorsWashington Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Rivers v. STATE CONF. OF MASON CONTRACTORSWashington Supreme Court · 2002
  4. White v. HolmWashington Supreme Court · 1968
  5. Haller v. WallisWashington Supreme Court · 1978

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