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KEENE v. EDIE

Nos. 63785-7, 64065-3.

935 P.2d 588 (1997)

131 Wash.2d 822

Sharon KEENE, Petitioner, v. Ronald EDIE, Defendant, Judith R. Evans, Respondent, James E. Montgomery, Sheriff-Director, King County, Additional Defendant. Angela SCAPPINI, Respondent, v. Joseph WARREN, Margaret Warren, and the marital community composed thereof, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided April 24, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debra Stephens, Bryan Harneitaux, Spokane, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Trial Lawyers Association.

David Tracy, Renton, Seligmann & Beckerman, Willard G. Smith, Jr., Thomas R. Dreiling, Seattle, for Appellants.

Danald Kranenberg, Gregory Miller, Brink & Todd, Daniel P. Brink, Seattle, for Respondent.

ALEXANDER, Justice.

We consolidated Keene v. Edie and Scappini v. Warren, two appeals presenting an identical issue: may the victim of a tort, which was committed by a married person in his separate capacity, execute a judgment based on the tort claim against the tortfeasor's interest in community real property? We answer yes to that question and, consequently, reverse the Court of Appeals in Keene v. Edie and affirm the superior court in Scappini...

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