Legal Opinion
Baldwin v. City of Seattle
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 14, 1989No. 22256-2-IPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWinsor, J.
Robert Baldwin's estate (Estate) brought a wrongful death action against the City of Seattle (City) alleging that Seattle police officers negligently assaulted Robert Baldwin's barricaded apartment. The Estate also alleged that the police officers' actions violated Baldwin's civil rights under the United States Constitution. The trial court dismissed the civil rights claim at the end of the Estate's case. We affirm.
On March 27, 1984, King County police officers Rayburn and Ryan went to the Yesler Terrace Apartments to evict Baldwin for nonpayment of rent. Baldwin fatally stabbed Rayburn in…
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