Legal Opinion
Washburn v. City of Federal Way
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 23, 2012No. 66534-1-IPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
¶1 This is a wrongful death action arising from an act of domestic violence in which Paul Kim stabbed to death Baerbel Roznowski, his intimate partner, in her home. Kim murdered Roznowski shortly after a City of Federal Way police officer served Kim with a temporary protection order restraining him from either contacting Roznowski or being within 500 feet of her residence.
¶2 Unchallenged jury instructions become the law of the case.1 Here, the City did not appeal the trial court’s instruction regarding its police department’s duty to exercise ordinary care in the service and enforcement of…
2Cases cited59 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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