JOHNSTUN v. DSHS

No. 11200-1-II.

53 Wn. App. 140 (1988)

766 P.2d 1104

CHRISTOPHER DOUG JOHNSTUN, Respondent, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

December 2, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Edward J. Dee, Assistant, for appellant.

Darcy M. Norville and Tom M. Chin of Evergreen Legal Services, for respondent.


REED, C.J.

The State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) appeals an order awarding Christopher Doug Johnstun attorney's fees and costs. Johnstun incurred the fees in his appeal of the Department's denial of his eligibility for developmental disability services. We reverse the order.

Doug Johnstun was 10 years old in 1979, when he fell about 20 feet from a tree and suffered a severe head injury. Since then, he has experienced significant learning...

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