Opinion ID: 2585591
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 9

Heading: Jury InstructionAccident

Text: In the event of a remand, Weyerhaeuser argues that jury instruction No. 15 given in the Phase II trial (CP at 7122) was erroneous and must be reformulated. Weyerhaeuser offers no argument, citation, or direction on this issue, but instead refers us to its argument to the trial court. Id. at 82. A party may not fail to argue an assigned error by mere citation to trial memorandum. Only issues raised in the assignments of error ... and argued to the appellate court are considered on appeal. If this court allowed parties to expand the issues subject to appeal by reference to trial memoranda, the Rules of Appellate Procedure would be rendered meaningless. State v. Kalakosky, 121 Wash.2d 525, 540 n. 18, 852 P.2d 1064 (1993) (emphasis added) (citations omitted); see also RAP 10.3(a)(5) (appellant's brief must provide argument and citations); RAP 12.1(a) (appellate court will decide case only on the basis of issues set forth in briefs). Accordingly, we decline to review this issue.