Legal Opinion
Kalmas v. Wagner
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 25, 1997No. 64206-1PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
— Two deputy sheriffs were sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 after one of them accompanied a property manager into a residence at the request of the tenant. The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s dismissal of the suit. We reverse the Court of Appeals and hold there was no unreasonable search and, therefore, no constitutional violation on which to base a civil rights action.
FACTS
Plaintiffs James Kalmas and Kyra Sharpe signed a home rental agreement in September 1990, and initialed a "right to enter” provision contained in that agreement. This provision stated: "Lessor hereby reserves, and…
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