Kiemle & Hagood Company v. Mariam P. Daniels a/k/a Phoebe Daniels (2023)

Citation: Kiemle & Hagood Company v. Mariam P. Daniels a/k/a Phoebe Daniels (2023)
Parent Document: Kiemle & Hagood Company v. Mariam P. Daniels a/k/a Phoebe Daniels (2023)
Jurisdiction: Washington (state)
Effective Date: 2023-04-27
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/9440172/kiemle-hagood-company-v-mariam-... ↗

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                The statute indicates a trial is proper if “there is a genuine issue of a material fact
       pertaining to a legal or equitable defense or set-off.” RCW 59.18.380 (emphasis added).
       A tenant’s legal defense might be a claim that the landlord’s basis for eviction is untrue.
       See, e.g., Webster, 18 Wn. App. 2d at 256-57. Or the tenant may have an affirmative
       defense that admits the landlord’s allegations, but nevertheless claims a right of
       possession. See, e.g., Josephinium Assocs. v. Kahli, 111 Wn. App. 617, 621, 45 P.3d 627
       (2002). Either way, the statute suggests the tenant has a right to a trial if the tenant has
       raised a genuine issue of material fact.

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