Legal Opinion
Estate of Davis v. Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 5, 2005No. 22809-6-IIIPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶1 James Spurgetis, the executor of Matthew Davis’s estate, and Mr. Davis’s parents sued Stevens County (County) and the State of Washington for wrongful death, claiming the County was negligent in failing to screen the person who murdered Mr. Davis and the State was negligent for failing to supervise the murderer. The court granted summary judgment to the County and the *837State. Because neither the County nor the State had a duty to Mr. Davis, we affirm the dismissals.
Kato, C.J. —
*837¶2 Claiming the court erred by failing to dismiss the parents’ claims pursuant to RCW 4.24.010, the State…
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