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LEWIS v. BOURS

No. 58283-1.

119 Wn.2d 667 (1992)

835 P.2d 221

TAZZALYN LEWIS, ET AL, Appellants, v. PETER BOURS, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

September 10, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Gaylord, Doris J. Brook, and Gaylord & Eyerman, P.C.; Scott J. Horenstein and Horenstein & Duggan, P.S., for appellants.

Wood Tatum Wonacott & Landis, by Barbara H. Thompson, for respondent.

BRACHTENBACH, J.

At issue is whether Washington has jurisdiction over the defendant, an Oregon resident, by virtue of the long-arm statute, RCW 4.28.185. We hold defendant's alleged negligence did not constitute a tort committed in Washington and therefore the long-arm statute does not confer jurisdiction over him. The trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant is affirmed.

In 1982, plaintiff Jeanne Lewis,1

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