ROY v. CITY OF EVERETT

No. 56705-1.

118 Wn.2d 352 (1992)

823 P.2d 1084

SHEILA ROY, Individually and as Guardian, Respondent, v. THE CITY OF EVERETT, ET AL, Petitioners.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

February 6, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce E. Jones, City Attorney, and Mark T. Patterson, Assistant; Edwards, Sieh, Wiggins & Hathaway, by Catherine Wright Smith and Malcolm L. Edwards, for petitioners.

Katrina C. Pflaumer; Peter K. Mair and Mair, Abercrombie, Camiel & Rummonds, for respondent.

Richard L. Andrews, Bellevue City Attorney, and Lori Molander and David E. Kahn, Assistants, on behalf of Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys, amicus curiae for petitioners.

Christine Lamson and Michael W. Gendler on behalf of Northwest Women's Law Center, the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, and Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, amici curiae for respondent.


DOLLIVER, J.

Sheila Roy brought this action on behalf of herself and her daughter in May 1986, following a reign of terror beginning in October 1983, during which Milton Glenn relentlessly and violently pursued and abused her. Roy sought damages against Snohomish County, members of its prosecutor's office, the City of Everett and members of its police department, and Glenn's estate. (Glenn had killed himself during his final assault on Roy on October 5, 1984.) The...

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