1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. P.3d
  4. 336 P.3d
  5. 336 P.3d 1155 (2014)
 

SCANLAN v. TOWNSEND

No. 89853-7.

336 P.3d 1155 (2014)

Theresa SCANLAN, Respondent, v. Karlin TOWNSEND and "John Doe" Townsend, wife and husband, Petitioners.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 6, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Abrahamson , Jill Renee Skinner , Hollenbeck, Lancaster, Miller & Andrews, Bellevue, WA, for Petitioner.

Thomas Edmund Jacobs , Kyle David Drinnon , Attorney at Law, Puyallup, WA, G. Parker Reich , Jacobs & Jacobs, Puyallup, WA, for Respondent.

GORDON McCLOUD, J.

¶ 1 After Theresa Scanlan filed a personal injury action against Karlin Townsend,1 a process server delivered a copy of the summons and complaint to Townsend's father at his home. But Townsend did not live at her father's home. Townsend's father later handed the summons and complaint directly to Townsend within the statute of limitations.

¶ 2 The trial court dismissed for lack of service, and the Court...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases