KYREACOS v. SMITH

No. 44586.

89 Wn.2d 425 (1977)

572 P.2d 723

VIRGINIA KYREACOS, Individually and as Executrix, Appellant, v. DAVID TERRON SMITH, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

December 29, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Brink (of Trethewey & Brink), for appellant.

Scholfield & Stafford, by Jack P. Scholfield and A. Richard Dykstra, for respondents.


BRACHTENBACH, J.

This is a damage action for wrongful death brought by a widow, individually and as executrix of her husband's estate. Plaintiff's husband was shot to death by a Seattle police detective. That detective, a defendant in this case, was convicted of first-degree murder; the conviction was affirmed on appeal. State v. Smith, 85 Wn.2d 840, 540 P.2d 424 (1975). The bizarre circumstances...

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