CALDWELL v. CITY OF HOQUIAM

No. 71947-5-I.

373 P.3d 271 (2016)

Kary L. CALDWELL, Respondent, v. CITY OF HOQUIAM, a governmental entity, Appellant, and Grays Harbor County, a governmental entity; Jennifer M. Smith and John Doe Smith, individually and the marital community composed thereof; Shawn M. Smith and John Doe Smith, individually and the marital community composed thereof; and James Thompson and Jane Doe Thompson, individually and the marital community composed thereof, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered May 26, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Robert Nicholson , Gregory Eugene Jackson , Freimund Jackson Tardif, Seattle, WA, Michael E. Tardif , Freimund Jackson Tardif & Benedict Garra, John Edward Justice , Law Lyman Daniel Kamerrer et al, Olympia, WA, for Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Christopher Michael Davis , Gregory Stephen Colburn , Davis Law Group PS, Seattle, WA, Philip Albert Talmadge , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick/Tribe, Seattle, WA, for Respondent/Cross-Appellant.


¶ 1 Kary Caldwell suffered substantial injuries when she was attacked by a dog in Kent, Washington. The City of Hoquiam had previously declared that animal a "dangerous dog" under its municipal code. This personal injury action followed the attack.

¶ 2 The trial court granted Caldwell partial summary judgment, concluding...

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