IN RE DUNAGAN

No. 40239.

74 Wn.2d 807 (1968)

447 P.2d 87

In the Matter of the Welfare of JANET DUNAGAN. KENNETH DUNAGAN et al., Petitioners, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

November 7, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenyon Eldridge Luce, for petitioners.

Ronald L. Hendry and Leslie A. Wahlstrom, for respondent.


NEILL, J.

The Pierce County Juvenile Court has declared a child to be a dependent child, made her a temporary ward of the court, and placed her in a foster home. We granted certiorari upon the petition of the child's father and stepmother to review the order of the juvenile court.

Eight-year-old Janet Dunagan appeared in school on a Monday morning bearing bruises and marks evidencing a rather severe spanking, strapping, or other form of battery. She informed...

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