Legal Opinion

McCluskey v. Handorff-Sherman

Washington Supreme Court

Decided October 13, 1994No. 60210-7PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMadsen, J.

— At issue in this wrongful death action is whether the trial court erred in refusing to allow the State of Washington to defend its failure to improve a section of State Route (SR) 900 by fully explaining the considerations relevant to highway improvement under RCW 47.05, Washington’s priority programming law.

On the afternoon of January 13,1989,16-year-old Timothy Handorff-Sherman was driving his 1973 Mustang. He was accompanied by a few friends with whom he had shared several pipes of marijuana. It had been raining hard and had just started to snow. While heading eastbound on Martin Luther…

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2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Adkins v. SimsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Weiss v. FoteNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
  3. King v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Bender v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Evangelical United Brethren Church v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1965

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Keller v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Bodin v. City of StanwoodWashington Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Miller v. LikinsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001
  4. Miller v. LikinsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001
  5. Yonker v. Department of Social & Health ServicesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1997

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