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Gevaart v. Metco Construction, Inc.

Citations

  • 760 P.2d 348
  • 111 Wash. 2d 499

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  • adopting the Court of Appeals’ unpublished opinion, Gevaart v. Metco Constr..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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Judges: Dolliver

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