SJOGREN v. PROPERTIES OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST, LLC

No. 29003-1-II.

75 P.3d 592 (2003)

118 Wash.App. 144

Yvonne SJOGREN, Appellant, v. PROPERTIES OF The PACIFIC NORTHWEST, LLC, a Washington corporation; and HSC Real Estate, Inc., a Washington corporation, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

August 26, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Paul Jacobs, Attorney at Law, Vancouver, WA, for Appellant.

Kenneth Russell Scearce, Michael Alexander Maxwell, Law Offices of Kenneth R Scearce, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.


ARMSTRONG, J.

Yvonne Sjogren appeals a summary judgment dismissal of her personal injury action against the owner of an apartment building. Sjogren was visiting her daughter, a tenant in the apartment, when she fell in a darkened stairway. The trial judge ruled that the stairs were an obvious hazard for which the landlord was not liable. We hold that issues of material fact exist as to whether the darkened stairs were an obvious danger. Moreover, the landlord may...

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