BLAIR v. TA-SEATTLE EAST NO. 176

No. 83715-5.

254 P.3d 797 (2011)

171 Wash.2d 342

Maureen T. BLAIR and Kenneth E. Blair, Petitioners, v. TA-SEATTLE EAST NO. 176, d/b/a TravelCenters of America, Respondent, and Oak Hill Capital Management, Inc., Defendant.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided April 21, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Wendell Masters , Masters Law Group PLLC, Bainbridge Island, WA, for Petitioners.

Rodney L. Umberger Jr. , Attorney at Law, Daniel W. Ferm , Williams Kastner & Gibbs PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


STEPHENS, J.

¶ 1 This case requires us to consider whether a trial court abused its discretion when it excluded witnesses as a sanction for a discovery violation, without making a record of the basis for its decision. As a result of the witness exclusion, the trial court entered summary judgment in favor of the defendant and dismissed the plaintiff's case with prejudice. The Court of Appeals affirmed. We reverse because the trial court abused its discretion when...

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