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BABCOCK v. STATE

No. 53376-8.

116 Wn.2d 596 (1991)

809 P.2d 143

RUDOLPH BABCOCK, ET AL, Appellants, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

April 4, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Seidl, Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, Pendergrass & Hoffman, Robert J. Crotty, and Lukins & Annis, for appellants.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, Owen F. Clarke, Senior Assistant, and Michael E. Grant, Assistant, for respondent.

UTTER, J.

In Babcock v. State, 112 Wn.2d 83, 768 P.2d 481 (1989) (hereinafter Babcock I), this court granted the Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and its caseworkers absolute immunity from liability for negligent foster care investigation and placement. We granted a motion to reconsider Babcock I because its legal conclusions were based upon a factual...

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