PELUSO v. BARTON AUTO DEALERSHIPS, INC.

No. 25008-3-III.

155 P.3d 978 (2007)

Helen A. PELUSO, a single woman, Appellant, v. BARTON AUTO DEALERSHIPS, INC., a Washington corporation, d/b/a Barton Jeep, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

April 17, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Michael Roberts, Spokane, WA, for Appellant.

William Jennings O'Brien III, Law Office of William J. O'Brien, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


SWEENEY, C.J.

¶ 1 The court here refused to allow the plaintiff to present a medical opinion that her thoracic outlet syndrome and a resultant surgery were causally related to an accident caused by the defendant's negligence. The court imposed this sanction because the plaintiff failed to follow the court's case schedule orders. And while these matters are traditionally vested in the sound discretion of the trial court, here the court must make additional findings...

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