GATES v. ROSEN

No. 8394-5-I.

29 Wn. App. 936 (1981)

631 P.2d 993

RONALD GATES, Appellant, v. ROBERT ROSEN, ET AL, Defendants, THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

July 27, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walthew, Warner, Keefe, Arron, Costello & Thompson and Robert M. Keefe, for appellant.

Douglas N. Jewett, City Attorney, and Philip Mortenson and Elizabeth Edmonds, Assistants, for respondent.


RINGOLD, J.

Ronald Gates appeals from a summary judgment dismissing his complaint against the City of Seattle. We reverse.

Gates was injured by a fire which occurred on April 24, 1977, at the Deluxe Apartments in Seattle. Gates initially sued the owner of the apartment building. On September 27, 1978, approximately 17 months after the accident, he named the City of Seattle as a defendant, alleging that the City was negligent in its inspection and administration...

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