JEFFERS v. SEATTLE

No. 5967-1.

23 Wn. App. 301 (1979)

597 P.2d 899

THOMAS JEFFERS, Respondent, v. THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

As amended by order October 18, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stafford, Frey & Mertel, A. Richard Dykstra, Keller, Rohrback, Waldo & Hiscock, and David F. Hiscock, for appellant.

Lasher, Johnson & Sweet, Earl P. Lasher III, and Linda Eberson, for respondent.

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, Wayne L. Williams, Assistant, and Kenneth A. Cole, amici curiae.


[As amended by order of the Court of Appeals October 18, 1979.]

DORE, J.

The defendant City of Seattle appeals a jury verdict awarding plaintiff, a retired police officer, $60,000 on a claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress, and $10,000 for a claim of invasion of privacy arising out of an investigation of his police disability pension. We reverse and remand.

ISSUES

1. Does the disability board, created under RCW 41.26.110,...

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