Clark County v. McManus

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON CLARK COUNTY, ) ) No. 91963-1 Respondent, ) ) v. ) EnBanc ) PATRICK J. McMANUS, ) ) Petitioner. ) _________ . ) APR 2 8 2016 Filed ----------------------- JOHNSON, J..·-In this workers' compensation appeal, the trial court denied the worker's proposed instruction, which would inform the jury that it must give special consideration to the (opinion) testimony of his attending physician. The trial court ruled against the worker. The Court of Appeals reversed and ordered a new trial on an unrelated basis---holding that the trial court reversibly…