Hon. Jim Rogers
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY ADAM JOHSNON, CARRIE REES JOHNSON, AND EMMETT JOHNSON, a minor child, (the family of Mattheis Johnson, deceased), Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF SEATTLE,
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25-2-32127-4 SEA
CITY OF SEATTLE’S ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO PLAINTIFFS AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATION OF NUISANCE AND FOR ABATEMENT [Clerk’s Action Required]
Defendant. COMES NOW defendant City of Seattle (the “City”), by and through its undersigned attorneys of record, answers and presents the following Affirmative Defenses to Plaintiffs’ Complaint: I.
INTRODUCTION
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The City admits that some trespassers at Gas Works Park who have climbed or attempted to
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climb the appurtenances to the fenced-in towers have been injured and died in falls. The City admits
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that the Parks Department recently applied to the Landmarks Preservation Board for permission to
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remove appurtenances to the towers at Gas Works Park and that the Landmarks Board denied that
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request. The City denies that the Landmarks Board is a City Department. Rather, the Landmarks CITY OF SEATTLE’S ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO PLAINTIFFS AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATION OF NUISANCE AND FOR ABATEMENT –1
Ann Davison Seattle City Attorney 701 5th Avenue, Suite 2050 Seattle, WA 98104-7095 (206) 684-8200