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Hungerford v. Department of Corrections

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided August 8, 2006No. 31783-4-IIPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBridgewater, J.

fl Cecil Davis, a convicted felon/ misdemeanant, murdered Jane Hungerford-Trapp while the Department of Corrections (DOC) was supervising Davis’s legal financial obligations (LFO). James Hungerford, personal representative of Jane Hungerford-Trapp’s estate, appeals from a summary judgment that ended the estate’s wrongful death suit against DOC.

¶2 We hold that summary judgment was appropriate regarding DOC’s negligence because Hungerford failed to establish a genuine issue of material fact as to whether DOC’s alleged negligence proximately caused Hungerford-Trapp’s death. Hungerford speculates…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. ATHERTON CONDO APARTMENT-OWNERS ASS'N BD OF DIRECTORS v. Blume Dev. Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Hertog v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1999
  3. HERTOG, EX REL., SAH v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Taggart v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Schooley v. Pinch's Deli Market, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  4. Hbh Sah And Trey Hamrick v. State Of WashingtonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2016
  5. Jeffrey And Lori Main, V Gerhard J. Sander And Tensar Int'l CorpCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2018

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