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McCARTHY v. DEPT. OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVS.

No. 53548-5.

110 Wn.2d 812 (1988)

759 P.2d 351

HELEN McCARTHY, Respondent, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 30, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Gregory F. Brunson, Assistant, for petitioner.

Miles, Way & Coyne, by Stephen C. Way, for respondent.

DORE, J.

We hold that the State of Washington owes an employee a duty to provide a safe place to work, and where workers' compensation does not apply, such an employee may bring a common law action against the State, for breach of such duty, and resultant damages.

FACTS

Helen McCarthy was a Department of Social and Health Services employee from February 1970 to December 1980. As an employee she was required...

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