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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Gerlach v. Cove Apartments, LLC, 446 P.3d 624 (2019)

Citation
Gerlach v. Cove Apartments, LLC, 446 P.3d 624 (2019)
Parent Document
Gerlach v. Cove Apartments, LLC, 446 P.3d 624 (2019)
Jurisdiction
Washington (state)
Effective Date
2019-05-13

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¶10 Here, Cove asserted a voluntary intoxication defense against Gerlach. This defense, codified as RCW 5.40.060(1), provides a complete defense to Gerlach's action for personal injury if she was intoxicated, her intoxication was a proximate cause of her injury, and she was more than 50 percent at fault. RCW 5.40.060(1) states: