Legal Opinion
Sievers v. City of Mountlake Terrace
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 1, 1999No. 42662-1-IPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrosse, J.
RCW 4.96.020(4) requires a person bringing an action against local governmental entities to wait 60 days after first presenting and filing the claim with the entity. The applicable period of limitations within which an action must be commenced is tolled during the 60-day period. Debra Sievers filed her claim with the City of Mount-lake Terrace (City) and then commenced her action 59 days later. The trial court properly dismissed her action on summary judgment.
Sievers sustained an ankle injury while working at the Ballinger Park Municipal Golf Course in Mountlake Terrace on August 20, 1994. On…
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