Legal Opinion

Taggart v. State

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 9, 1992No. 56341-1, 56398-5PublishedCited by 234 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Callow, J.*

Shane Sandau and Victoria Taggart were injured by parolees in separate assaults. Taggart raised claims against the State of Washington and its agents for allegedly negligent parole release and supervision. Sandau raised only negligent parole supervision claims. The trial courts in each case granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment and dismissed. The cases have been consolidated and are before this court on direct review. The questions presented are: (1) whether immunity shields the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board1 (Board) or individual parole officers from claims…

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2Cases cited57 opinions

  1. Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Butz v. EconomouSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Forrester v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
  5. Tarasoff v. Regents of University of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by234 opinions

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  4. Schooley v. Pinch's Deli Market, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1998
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