Legal Opinion
Shoffner v. State
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 16, 2013No. 41892-4-IIPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtPenoyar, J.
¶1 — Leigh Ann Shoffner allegedly suffered injuries when she twisted her knee while walking from an *869employee-designated parking lot to the vessel on which she was scheduled to start her shift as an able-bodied seaman. She now appeals the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to the State of Washington and Victoria Rapid Transit Inc. and dismissing her claims brought under maritime law. Shoffner argues that the trial court erred by concluding that she was not acting in the course of employment at the time she suffered her alleged injury. Shoffner twisted her knee while walking down a…
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- Young v. Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1989
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- Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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- Kristine Brumfield v. State Of Washington, Paul TrauseCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2015