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CAMPBELL v. THUNDERBIRD TRUCKING

No. 4221-9-III.

30 Wn. App. 496 (1981)

636 P.2d 494

DORTON C. CAMPBELL, ET AL, Appellants, v. THUNDERBIRD TRUCKING AND CONSTRUCTION, INC., Defendant, YAKIMA COUNTY, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

October 27, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David K. Crossland and Elofson, Vincent, Hurst & Crossland, for appellants.

Jeffrey C. Sullivan, Prosecuting Attorney, and Rick Hoffman, Deputy, for respondent.

MUNSON, J.

We hold that (1) before an action may be commenced against a county based on tortious conduct, a claim must be filed, pursuant to RCW 36.45; and (2) RCW 4.16.170 does not extend the time for filing the claim beyond the normal period of the statute of limitation.

Mrs. Campbell was injured in an automobile accident on a Yakima County road on February 20, 1977. Exactly 3 years later, at 4:26 p.m. on February 20, 1980, the Campbells filed a complaint...

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