JOHNSON v. KING COUNTY (METRO TRANSIT)

No. 61047-3-I.

198 P.3d 546 (2009)

Janice A. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. KING COUNTY (METRO TRANSIT), Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

January 12, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelby R. Frost Lemmel, Kenneth Wendell Masters, Bainbridge Island, WA, for Appellant.

Kerry Keefe, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


SCHINDLER, C.J.

¶ 1 As a condition precedent to filing a lawsuit for tort damages against a governmental entity, a claimant must strictly comply with the statutory requirements by personally verifying the claim and the failure to do so can result in dismissal. But where, as here, the claimant signs the tort claim under penalty of perjury and the place of signing is reasonably inferred from the information provided in the claim, the failure to explicitly state...

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