Legal Opinion
Bailey v. Town of Forks
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 10, 1984No. 6236-4-IIPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
Patti Bailey appeals from the dismissal of her negligence action against the Town of Forks. She alleged that failure of one of its police officers to prevent a drunken driver from taking to the highways caused an accident in which she was severely injured. Finding that no duty was owed by the officer to Bailey in the particular circumstances, we affirm.
The dismissal took the form of a judgment on the pleadings. CR 12(c). In ruling on such a motion, the trial court must accept as true every fact well pleaded by the nonmoving party. Pearson v. Vandermay, 67 Wn.2d 222, 407 P.2d 143 (1965). The…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Chambers-Castanes v. King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Clara Louie, Representative for Wayne Louie, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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