Lauritzen v. Lauritzen

Christine Lauritzen (Christine) appeals an order of the Pierce County Superior Court granting a summary judgment in favor of her husband, Bret Lauritzen (Bret). She contends that the trial court erred in concluding, as a matter of law, that Bret, the driver of a vehicle in which she was riding as a passenger when she was injured by a third party, had no legal duty to protect her from the foreseeable criminal acts of that third party. We affirm.

On January 7,1990, the Lauritzens, residents of Puyallup, arrived in Miami, Florida, for several days of vacation, after spending a week vacationing on…