Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Littlejohn
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 13, 1989No. 22154-0-IPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cole, J. *
The City of Bellevue and R.B. Littlejohn and his wife appeal the entry of a judgment against them for the malicious prosecution of the respondent Dale D. Peterson. Peterson has filed a cross appeal, challenging the trial court's pretrial dismissal of his claim for violation of his civil rights. We affirm the trial court in all respects except its dismissal of the civil rights claim.
On June 28, 1984, a 14-year-old female hitchhiker in Bellevue was picked up by a man in a tan pickup truck. The man agreed to take her to Skate King, but drove past and voiced his intention of raping her.…
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