SCHWARTZ v. KING COUNTY

No. 99359-9.

516 P.3d 360 (2022)

Carl W. SCHWARTZ and Sherry Schwartz, individually and the marital community composed thereof, Respondent, v. KING COUNTY, a local government entity and municipal corporation within the State of Washington, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed September 1, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Louis Kinerk , Attorney at Law, 5926 Seward Park Ave. S, Seattle, WA, 98118-3051, Jessica Hardung Kozma , Attorney at Law, 1191 2nd Ave. Ste. 1700, Seattle, WA, 98101-2996, David J. Hackett , King County Administration Building, 1191 2nd Ave. Ste. 1700, Seattle, WA, 98101-2996, for Petitioner.

Christopher Michael Davis , Davis Law Group PS, 2101 4th Ave. Ste. 1030, Seattle, WA, 98121-2317, Philip Albert Talmadge , Aaron Paul Orheim , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, 2775 Harbor Ave. Sw, Third Floor Ste. C, Seattle, WA, 98126-2138, for Respondent.

Robert N. Anderton , Anderton Law Office-Washington Bike Law, 705 2nd Ave. Ste. 1000, Seattle, WA, 98104-1758, for Amicus Curiae Cascade Bicycle Club.

Daniel G. Lloyd , Vancouver City Attorney's Office, P.O. Box 1995, 415 W 6th St., Vancouver, WA, 98668-1995, for Amici Curiae Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys, and Washington Recreation & Park Association.

Daniel Edward Huntington , Richter-Wimberley PS, 422 W Riverside Ave. Ste. 1300, Spokane, WA, 99201-0305, Valerie Davis Mcomie , Attorney at Law, 4549 Nw Aspen St., Camas, WA, 98607-8302, for Amicus Curiae Wa State Association for Justice Foundation.

Andrew George Cooley , Audrey Meghan Airut Murphy , Sean Mullen Dwyer , Keating Bucklin & McCormack, Inc. P.S., 801 2nd Ave. Ste. 1210, Seattle, WA, 98104-3175, for Amicus Curiae Washington Cities Insurance Authority.


¶1 Carl Schwartz1 brought this suit against King County (County) for the catastrophic injuries he suffered when he collided with a bollard the County installed on the Green River Trail. The County moved for summary judgment dismissal, arguing that Washington's recreational use immunity statute, RCW...

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