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HADDENHAM v. STATE

No. 43803.

87 Wn.2d 145 (1976)

550 P.2d 9

EDWARD GLENN HADDENHAM, Individually and as Administrator, ET AL, Appellants, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent. ALFRED KINGHAMMER, ET AL, Appellants, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 27, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard McKinney and Lane, Powell, Moss & Miller, by Ralph H. Palumbo, for appellants.

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, and Earl R. McGimpsey, Assistant, for respondent.

BRACHTENBACH, J.

Plaintiffs seek damages under the state tort claims act, RCW 4.92.090,1 for the deaths of their daughters. Their actions have been consolidated for the purpose of this appeal. Both young women were allegedly murdered by James Ruzicka, an escapee from the sexual psychopath program at Western State Hospital. The State's defense is that the crime victims compensation act, RCW 7.68, provides the exclusive remedy for the damages...

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