PETTIS v. STATE

No. 43081-5-I.

990 P.2d 453 (1999)

98 Wash.App. 553

Patti PETTIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Washington; State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services; and Inger Mikkelsen and spouse, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

December 20, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas G. Burke, Seattle, for Appellant.

Robert C. Hargreaves, Assistant Attorney General, Olympia, for Respondents.


COLEMAN, J.

Patti Pettis, a child care director, was investigated for alleged physical child abuse based on a complaint made by one of her staff. The investigator determined that the evidence was inconclusive. Pettis sued the State, the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), and Ingra Mikkelsen, the investigator, for negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The trial court dismissed her claims...

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