Legal Opinion
Stansfield v. Douglas County
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 27, 2001No. 18553-2-IIIPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKurtz, C.J.
James A. Stansfield, M.D., was tried for the murders of his wife and Fred Smith, a friend. In the middle of the trial for these murders, the prosecutor moved to dismiss the charges. Dr. Stansfield subsequently filed suit against Douglas County and the State of Washington. All claims against the State were dismissed on summary judgment. In this appeal of his case against the State, Dr. Stansfield contends the court erred by dismissing his claims because material issues of fact exist supporting his claims of malicious prosecution, false arrest, negligent testing, negligent infliction of…
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