Puget Sound Security Patrol, Inc. v. William Bates And Kathryn Bates

¶1 Puget Sound Security Patrol Inc. appeals the trial court’s dismissal of its action against Kathryn Bates. After Kathryn’s husband, William Bates, violated the noncompete provision of his employment contract with Puget Sound, it sued Kathryn and William 1 for civil conspiracy and asked that the trial court impose a constructive trust on earnings that William contributed to their shared expenses. When the trial court granted summary judgment for Kathryn, it also struck a supplemental brief and three declarations as untimely.

¶2 Because the supplemental brief was untimely argument, the trial…