Legal Opinion
Colbert v. Moomba Sports, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 16, 2006No. 33283-3-IIPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHunt, J.
¶1 Jay Colbert (Colbert) appeals summary judgment dismissal of his action for negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) against Skier’s Choice, Inc. (SC). Colbert’s daughter drowned swimming in a lake after inhaling carbon monoxide while hanging onto the rear of a moving motorboat manufactured by SC. Colbert argues that he suffered emotional distress after seeing rescuers in the distance pull his daughter’s body from a lake two to three hours after she drowned. Holding that Colbert has failed to state an actionable claim for NIED, we affirm.
FACTS
I. Drowning
¶2 Shortly after 2:00 am one…
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