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MELVILLE v. STATE

No. 56714-0.

115 Wn.2d 34 (1990)

793 P.2d 952

RONALD MELVILLE, Individually and as Personal Representative, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 5, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Strand & Caplan and Nathan J. Heath, for appellant.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Michael P. Lynch and Delbert W. Johnson, Assistants, for respondent.

BRACHTENBACH, J.

Three months after his release from prison, a former inmate murdered his ex-wife, their young daughter and the ex-wife's viable unborn child. He then committed suicide. This suit against the State of Washington is by the surviving spouse of the inmate's ex-wife and father of the unborn child. The suit is brought in his individual capacity and as personal representative of the estates of the victims. Defendant's motion for summary judgment was granted...

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