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HONCOOP v. STATE

No. 52997-3.

111 Wn.2d 182 (1988)

759 P.2d 1188

WILLIAM J. HONCOOP, ET AL, Petitioners, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ET AL, Respondents. TONY VELTHUIZEN, ET AL, Petitioners, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent. TONY VELTHUIZEN, ET AL, Petitioners, v. HAROLD HOLLOWAY, ET AL, Defendants, THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 15, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hal Thurston (of Simonarson, Visser, Zender, Brandt & Thurston), for petitioners Honcoop, et al.

Jerry Schumm and Buckland & Schumm, for petitioners Zylstra, et al.

Bricklin & Gendler, by David A. Bricklin, for petitioners Heida, et al.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Narda Pierce, Assistant, for respondent.

DORE, J.

Dairy operators may not maintain a negligence action against the State of Washington and the State Department of Agriculture for losses suffered when their dairy herds became infected with brucellosis. We hold that the petitioners' claims are barred and render judgment for the State.

FACTS

Brucellosis is a highly contagious bacteriological disease that infects cattle and humans. In cattle, the...

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