Iverson v. Marine Bancorporation

This is an appeal by the plaintiff from an award of $1,000 in damages by the King County Superior Court for a wrongful eviction.

The sole issue is whether the award was inadequate and constituted an abuse of discretion by the trial court. We hold that the record substantiates the award, and consequently there was no abuse of discretion by the trial court.

A rather full statement of the facts coupled with references to certain pertinent legal proceedings is necessary to facilitate understanding this appeal.

Before the initiation of an unlawful detainer action by Marine Bancorporation, Ms. Lil…