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Leeson v. Mckinney

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One
Oct 19, 1998
92 Wn. App. 1052 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998)

Summary

holding that Seattle Public Library is not a separate legal entity capable of being sued because neither its statutory enactment nor the Seattle Charter expressly authorizes a library to sue or be sued as a separate legal entity

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Opinion

No. 41221-3-I.

October 19, 1998. UNREPORTED OPINION

Appeal from the Superior Court for King County No. 96-2-08620-7, Peter Jarvis, J., entered August 1, 1997.


Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


Summaries of

Leeson v. Mckinney

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One
Oct 19, 1998
92 Wn. App. 1052 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998)

holding that Seattle Public Library is not a separate legal entity capable of being sued because neither its statutory enactment nor the Seattle Charter expressly authorizes a library to sue or be sued as a separate legal entity

Summary of this case from Assenberg v. Cnty. of Whitman
Case details for

Leeson v. Mckinney

Case Details

Full title:RIKKI LEESON, Appellant, v. MIKE MCKINNEY, ET AL., Respondents

Court:The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One

Date published: Oct 19, 1998

Citations

92 Wn. App. 1052 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998)
92 Wash. App. 1052

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