Gevaart v. Metco Construction, Inc.

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• adopting the Court of Appeals’ unpublished opinion, Gevaart v. Metco Constr.. lnc., noted at 48 Wn. App. 1034 (1987), as its own
• statute of limitation was not triggered until plaintiff knew or should have known that a downward-sloping stairwell step was a construction defect
• by exercise of due diligence, plaintiff could have discovered all the elements of her cause of action
• action barred by statute of limitation because failure to discover causation and legal basis of a claim does not toll the statute when plaintiff had knowledge of the facts surrounding her injury (summary judgment affirmed)
• action barred by statute of limitation because failure to discover causation and legal basis of a claim does not toll the statute when plaintiff had knowledge of the facts surrounding her injury (summary judgment affirmed)
• plaintiff injured by improperly constructed step failed to timely pursue claim

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Cited by

32 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Allen v. State
  Washington Supreme Court· 1992-03-26· cited 146×
• Hibbard v. Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca & O'Hern
  Washington Supreme Court· 1992-03-26· cited 117×
• Green v. A.P.C.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1998-08-20· cited 111×
• Douchette v. Bethel School District No. 403
  Washington Supreme Court· 1991-11-14· cited 97×
• Pepper v. J.J. Welcome Construction Co.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1994-05-06· cited 60×
• Koker v. Armstrong Cork, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1991-03-06· cited 52×
• Sabey v. Howard Johnson Co.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2000-07-24· cited 48×
• Winbun v. Moore
  Washington Supreme Court· 2001-03-08· cited 46×
• Matson v. Weidenkopf
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2000-07-14· cited 40×
• Green v. APC (Am. Pharmaceutical Co.)
  Washington Supreme Court· 1998-08-20· cited 39×
• Richardson v. Denend
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1990-08-27· cited 39×
• Zaleck v. Everett Clinic
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1991-01-07· cited 30×
• Janicki Logging & Construction Co. v. Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2001-12-31· cited 30×
• Janicki Log. v. Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2001-12-31· cited 29×
• Architechtonics Construction Management, Inc. v. Khorram
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2002-05-13· cited 28×
• Clare v. Saberhagen Holdings, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2005-02-07· cited 27×
• Gilbert v. Sacred Heart Medical Center
  Washington Supreme Court· 1995-08-10· cited 26×
• Gillespie v. Seattle-First National Bank
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1993-06-29· cited 24×
• Quinn v. Connelly
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1992-01-13· cited 21×
• Cawdrey v. Hanson Baker Ludlow Drumheller, P.S.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2005-08-29· cited 21×

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Ohler v. Tacoma General Hospital
  Washington Supreme Court· 1979-08-16· cited 122×
• Reichelt v. Johns-Manville Corp.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1987-03-05· cited 119×
• Twin Falls Clinic & Hospital Building Corp. v. Hamill
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1982-04-27· cited 101×
• North Coast Air Services, Ltd. v. Grumman Corp.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1988-07-15· cited 69×
• Sahlie v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1983-06-15· cited 53×
• Board of Directors of the Ass'n of Apartment Owners of Regency Tower Condominium Project v. Regency Tower Venture
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 1981-10-13· cited 18×
• Rodriguez v. Niemeyer
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1979-05-22· cited 14×
• Sisters of Mercy of Union of America v. Gaudreau, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1980-12-12· cited 9×
• Buxton v. Perry
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1982-06-10· cited 8×
• Gevaart v. Metco Construction, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1987-07-01· cited 2×

Other cases named Gevaart v. Metco Construction, Inc.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Gevaart v. Metco Construction, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1987-07-01· cited 2×