GLEASON v. COHEN

No. 46398-9-II.

368 P.3d 531 (2016)

Leo Timothy GLEASON, Appellant, v. Brian COHEN and Liza Cohen, husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

February 24, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory John Wall , Law Office of Gregory J. Wall, PLLC, Port Orchard, WA, William Henry Broughton , Broughton Law Group Inc. PS, Silverdale, WA, for Appellant.

Elizabeth Ann Jensen , Attorney at Law, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.


¶ 1 Leo Timothy Gleason was injured by a falling tree while helping Brian Cohen cut down trees on Cohen's property. The trial court granted Cohen's motion for summary judgment, ruling that Gleason's claim was barred by the doctrine of "implied primary" assumption of risk because he was aware of the risk that the particular tree he...

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