MARTIN v. MEIER

No. 54796-3.

111 Wn.2d 471 (1988)

760 P.2d 925

DEBRA C. MARTIN, Petitioner, v. MARVIN L. MEIER, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

August 25, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Welts & Welts, Murphy & Paxton, by David A. Welts, for petitioner.

Anderson, Hunter, Dewell, Baker & Collins, P.S., by Robert B. Willoughby, for respondents.


BRACHTENBACH, J.

The issue is whether a plaintiff in a case arising from a motor vehicle accident may properly serve a summons and complaint according to the procedure in RCW 46.64.040, the nonresident motorist statute, where the plaintiff has with due diligence attempted to find and serve defendant and where plaintiff has a good faith basis to believe the defendant has departed the state. We answer yes, and conclude that the plaintiff in this case has made such a...

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