DORE, J.
The trial court dismissed a claim of negligent infliction of emotional distress caused by the negligent bodily injury of a family member. We hold the claim was properly dismissed, as the plaintiffs were not physically present at the scene of the accident.
FACTS
This case arose out of an incident on March 2, 1987, when James S. Gain, a trooper for the Washington State Patrol, was killed by a truck owned by respondent Carroll Mill Company...
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