Legal Opinion
Mercer v. State
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 21, 1987No. 8680-8-IIPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Howard, J. *
Betty Brookshire Mercer appeals from a dismissal of a wrongful death action for failure to comply with the nonclaim statute, former RCW 4.92.110. We affirm.
Facts
The facts of this case are undisputed. Michael Brook-shire, an inmate at Walla Walla State Penitentiary, was strangled by another inmate and died on September 9, 1975. On March 26, 1976, the personal representative and mother of the decedent, Betty Brookshire Mercer, filed a wrongful death complaint in Walla Walla County. On December 7, 1976, Mercer requested and received a voluntary dismissal.
Mercer refiled her complaint…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hunter v. North Mason School Dist.Washington Supreme Court · 1975
- Miotke v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1984
- Haddenham v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1976
- Stenberg v. Pacific Power & Light Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1985
- Peterick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1978
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Kleyer v. Harborview Medical CenterCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1995
- Pirtle v. Spokane Public School District No. 81Court of Appeals of Washington · 1996
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