DICOMES v. STATE

No. 55887-6.

113 Wn.2d 612 (1989)

782 P.2d 1002

DEANNA DICOMES, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

October 31, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter D. Francis and Todd C. Nichols, for appellant.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Michael Madden, Assistant, for respondents.


BRACHTENBACH, J.

This case involves the alleged wrongful discharge of appellant-plaintiff, Deanna Dicomes, a state employee. Plaintiff claims that she was discharged in contravention of public policy; that the discharge violated her First Amendment right to freedom of speech, and deprived her of her liberty interest in future employment without due process. She also claims that the discharge constituted outrageous conduct on the part of the state employer. The trial...

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