No person shall avail himself or herself of a disability unless it existed when his or her right of action accrued.
RCW 4.16.250
Disability must exist when right of action accrued.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Bianchi v. Bellingham Police Department (1990)
Most recently applied in Rivas v. Overlake Hosp. Medical Center (August 2008)
2011 c 336 s 87; Code 1881 s 42; 1877 p 10 s 43; 1854 p 365 s 16; RRS s 174.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.