Legal Opinion
Robb v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 31, 2013No. 85658-3PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMadsen, C.J.
¶1 The city of Seattle and Officers Kevin
McDaniel and Pohna Lim (collectively City of Seattle or the city) challenge the Court of Appeals’ decision affirming the trial court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment. Respondent Elsa Robb, on behalf of her deceased husband Michael Robb, alleges that law enforcement acted negligently by failing to pick up and remove shotgun shells lying near Samson Berhe after stopping him on suspicion of burglary. After the stop, Berhe returned to retrieve the cartridges and shortly thereafter used one of them to kill Michael Robb. Respondent relies on…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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