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BISHOP v. MICHE

No. 66380-7.

973 P.2d 465 (1999)

137 Wash.2d 518

Tom BISHOP and Peggy Bishop, individually, and Tom Bishop, as personal representative of the Estate of Alexander Bishop, Respondents, v. Steven MICHE, Defendant, and King County, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided March 25, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary N. Bloom, Harbaugh & Bloom, Daniel E. Huntington, Richter-Wimberley PS, Debra L. Stephens, Spokane, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Trial Lawyers Assoc.

Christine Gregoire, Attorney General, Glen Andrew Anderson, Asst. Attorney General, Olympia, Amicus Curiae for the State of Washington.

Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, John W. Cobb, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, for King County.

David A. Williams, Bellevue, for Respondents.

MADSEN, J.

This is a negligence action brought by the parents of a child killed in an automobile accident caused by a King County probationer who was intoxicated at the time of the accident. The parents brought a wrongful death action against the probationer and the County, alleging that the County negligently supervised the probationer. The trial court granted the County's motion for summary judgment.

At issue is whether the duty recognized in Taggart...

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