Legal Opinion · Dissent

Colbert v. Moomba Sports, Inc.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided February 14, 2008No. 78833-2Published

1Dissent

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(dissenting) — While the majority does not overrule or undermine any of our prior cases, it misapplies to the facts of this case the principles those cases established. In doing so, the majority errs in concluding that the plaintiff in this case was unforeseeable as a matter of law. The majority further misinterprets prior cases by emphasizing actual sensory experience of the victim’s injuries and adopting an “unwitting” arrival requirement. While the majority correctly rejects a requirement that the plaintiff arrive before emergency personnel, on whether Jay Colbert arrived “shortly…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Hunsley v. GiardWashington Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Gates v. RichardsonWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Landreth v. ReedCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Mazzagatti v. Everingham by EveringhamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Marzolf v. StoneWashington Supreme Court · 1998

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