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MAVIS v. KING COUNTY PUBLIC HOSP. NO. 2

No. 64544-7-I.

248 P.3d 558 (2011)

159 Wash.App. 639

Carol MAVIS, Appellant, v. KING COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL NO. 2, d/b/a Evergreen Healthcare, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

January 24, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mario Bianchi , Lasher Holzafel Sperry Ebberson PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Amy Robles , McIntyre & Barns PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

SPEARMAN, J.

¶ 1 Carol Mavis was injured inside the garage at Evergreen Hospital. She sent a claim for damages to Evergreen by certified mail with return receipt requested. An Evergreen employee signed the return receipt on Saturday, January 31, 2009. The trial court agreed with Evergreen that the claim was not "presented" until the following Monday, February 2. It dismissed Mavis's lawsuit with prejudice because she had commenced her lawsuit one day early, precisely...

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