Lori Anna Massey v. Pierce County Sheriff's Department, et al.
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Should no time limit apply?
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Should no time limit apply? R.C.W. 4.16.190 If a person entitled to bring an action . against a sheriff or other officer be at the time the cause of action accrued be incompetent or disabled, mentally or physically, to such a degree that he or she cannot bring forth or understand the nature of the preceedings, such incompetency or disability shall not be a part of the time limited for the commencement of action. Guidlines for Tolled Extension of Time: if the plaintiff is incapacitated by a physical, mental or medical crisis or incompetent at the time of expiration of the ‘Statute of Limitation’, the statute may be lifted or tolled until the plaintiff regains capacitation or restored competency or physically restored to be whole again. °