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ADAMS v. STATE

No. 38521.

71 Wn.2d 414 (1967)

429 P.2d 109

LEE ADAMS et al., Respondents, v. STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 15, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Attorney General, Dean A. Floyd, Assistant, and Earl E. Yates, Special Assistant, for appellant.

Erle W. Horswill and Kahin, Horswill, Keller, Rohrback, Waldo & Moren, for respondent.

DONWORTH, J.

This action was brought by Lee Adams and Maude Adams, his wife, against the state of Washington to recover damages resulting from injuries suffered by Maude Adams while she was a voluntary patient at Western State Hospital in Steilacoom. The action was instituted pursuant to RCW 4.92, respondents alleging negligence on the part of appellant state in that it had failed to supervise properly and restrain Mrs. Adams, and had permitted her to leave the hospital...

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