Fray v. Spokane County

Deputy Sheriff David P. Fray sued his employer, Spokane County and the Spokane County Sheriff’s Department, for negligence after he was injured on the job. He claims that the Law Enforcement Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ Retirement System Act (LEOFF) Plan II gives him the right to sue his employer. The County argues that it does not. But if the Legislature did provide the right to sue, it did not intend to and corrected that mistake by amendment in 1992. Regardless, the County contends the suit is barred by the employer immunity granted by the Industrial Insurance Act (RCW 51). Deputy Fray…