PIERSON v. HERNANDEZ

No. 27250-8-III.

202 P.3d 1014 (2009)

Traci PIERSON, Appellant, v. Arnoldo HERNANDEZ, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

March 12, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stewart Robert Smith, Lacy & Kane PS, East Wenatchee, WA, for Respondent.

Robert William Sealby, Carlson McMahon & Sealby PLLC, Wenatchee, WA, for Appellant.


SCHULTHEIS, C.J.

¶ 1 RCW 4.84.250 relevantly provides that attorney fees are available to a prevailing party in cases "where the amount pleaded by the prevailing party . . . is [$10,000] or less." We must decide whether plaintiff Traci Pierson pleaded a claim in excess of $10,000 through her response to an interrogatory requesting a statement of damages pursuant to RCW 4.28.360. We hold that she did and affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2 Ms. Pierson was...

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