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AMERICAN ECONOMY INS. v. ESTATE OF WILKER

No. 41946-3-I.

977 P.2d 677 (1999)

AMERICAN ECONOMY INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. The ESTATE OF Joseph G. WILKER, Barbara Wilker, personal representative; Karen Doe, guardian, on behalf of her minor daughter, S. Doe; Karen Doe and David Doe, wife and husband, and their marital community; Lynette Roe, guardian, on behalf of her minor daughter, C. Roe; and Lynette Roe, individually; Walter Peale, as guardian ad litem on behalf of Jane Doe, a minor; and Roberta Doe; guardian, on behalf of her minor granddaughter, and William Doe, wife and husband, and Roni Jo Doe, and Joann Roe, mother, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

June 7, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurence R. Weatherly, Keller Rohrback Firm, Seattle, for Appellant.

Robert M. Bartlett, Colleen Marie Cook, Cook & Bartlett, Seattle, for Respondents Doe and Roe.

James A. Conley, Wurdeman & Tesch P.C., Edmonds, for Respondent Peale.

APPELWICK, J.

Joseph G. Wilker allegedly sexually abused three minor girls, S. Doe, C. Roe, and Jane Doe, who lived in his neighborhood. After Wilker's subsequent suicide, representatives of the minor girls sued Wilker's estate and his homeowner's insurer, American Economy Insurance Company (American Economy) for, inter alia, negligent infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiffs alleged that Wilker caused the minor girls emotional distress when he accidentally allowed...

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