Legal Opinion
Couch v. Wa. Dep't of Corrections
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 8, 2002No. 26784-5-IIPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
54 P.3d 197 (2002)
113 Wash.App. 556
Richard Lee COUCH, et al., Respondents,
v.
WA. DEP'T OF CORRECTIONS, Appellant.
No. 26784-5-II.
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.
September 20, 2002.
As Amended November 8, 2002.
Michael Patrick Lynch, Glen Andrew Anderson, Steven Ray Meeks, Assistant Attorneys General, Michael E. Tardif, Asst. Atty. Gen. - Dl&i, Olympia, WA, for Appellant.
John Robert Connelly, Darrell L. Cochran, Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma, WA, for Respondents.
MORGAN, J.
The main question in this case is whether the Department of Corrections (DOC) owes a duty of care to prevent…
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