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statute of repose inquiry in Washington

6 Washington opinions name it 1 courts 2014–2024 2 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Washington courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (2)

CaseFollowedCited
Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District v. Huber, Hunt & Nichols-Kiewit Construction Co.green
wash · 2013 · cited in 3 Washington opinions naming this issue, 2014–2023
2 sentences

2023Dist., 176 Wn.2d at 511 (“Under the statute of repose . . . , the cause of action must have accrued within the six years, but once it has, . . . that is the end of the statute of repose inquiry.

2014Whether an accrued claim is timely filed is a different question, involving the statute of limitations, not the statute of repose.” Huber, Hunt, 176 Wn.2d at 511 . 2.

13
Holland v. City of Tacomagreen
washctapp · 1998 · cited in 1 Washington opinions naming this issue, 2023–2023
1 sentence

2023See Holland v. City of Tacoma, 90 Wn.

11

Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Washington. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (4)

CaseCitedYears
Babcock v. State green
wash · 1989
2 sentences

2024Br. of Resp’t at 56; Babcock v. State, 112 Wn.2d 83, 105 , 768 P.2d 481 (1989) (plurality) (Babcock I), vacated on recons., 116 Wn.2d at 596 . 20 No. 57207-9-II In Babcock I, our Supreme Court held “The fact that the [DSHS] caseworkers acted as participants in an adversary hearing renders their actions immune under the common law doctrine of absolute immunity for participants in judicial proceedings.” 112 Wn.2d at 97 .

2024Br. of Resp’t at 56; Babcock v. State, 112 Wn.2d 83, 105 , 768 P.2d 481 (1989) (plurality) (Babcock I), vacated on recons., 116 Wn.2d at 596 . 20 No. 57207-9-II In Babcock I, our Supreme Court held “The fact that the [DSHS] caseworkers acted as participants in an adversary hearing renders their actions immune under the common law doctrine of absolute immunity for participants in judicial proceedings.” 112 Wn.2d at 97 .

12024–2024
Babcock v. State green
wash · 1991
1 sentence

2024Br. of Resp’t at 56; Babcock v. State, 112 Wn.2d 83, 105 , 768 P.2d 481 (1989) (plurality) (Babcock I), vacated on recons., 116 Wn.2d at 596 . 20 No. 57207-9-II In Babcock I, our Supreme Court held “The fact that the [DSHS] caseworkers acted as participants in an adversary hearing renders their actions immune under the common law doctrine of absolute immunity for participants in judicial proceedings.” 112 Wn.2d at 97 .

12024–2024
Pfeifer v. City of Bellingham green
wash · 1989
1 sentence

2020Finally, the plaintiff must have filed suit within the appropriate statute of limitation for the cause of action.1 Id. 1 Although the statute of limitation is relevant to the statute of repose analysis, the two are significantly different.

12020–2020
Johnson v. Ottomeier green
wash · 1954
1 sentence

2015I would decide the dispute before this court on the basis of our Supreme Court’s most recent pronouncements. ¶51 In fairness, the Calhoun-Grant “limitation” was also purportedly founded on “generally recognized equitable principles.” Johnson, 45 Wn.2d at 423 .

12015–2015

Statutes the citing opinions construe

WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 4.16.300 (3) WA § Wash. Rev. Code § 4.16.310 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

PA 16 (1992–2025) IL 14 (1981–2015) NC 14 (1994–2026) GA 10 (1994–2022) MI 9 (1996–2018) TN 8 (1992–2014) FL 7 (1988–2025) MN 6 (2006–2016) WA 6 (2014–2024) IN 4 (2001–2012) SD 3 (1986–2001) MD 3 (2025–2025) IA 3 (2002–2022) OH 2 (2012–2019) MA 2 (1996–1999) WV 2 (2015–2015) UT 2 (2017–2021)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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