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TORRES v. CITY OF ANACORTES

No. 41908-1-I.

981 P.2d 891 (1999)

Barbara TORRES, Administratrix Of the Estate of Michele McGuffey Torres, Deceased, Appellant, v. CITY OF ANACORTES, Washington and W.J. Loftis, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

August 9, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lembhard Goldstone Howell, Seattle, for Appellant.

William P. Schoel, Jayne Lyn Freeman, Keating Bucklin & McCormack, Seattle, for Respondents.

BECKER, J.

Anacortes police initiated an investigation into Shelley McGuffey's complaint that her ex-husband Michael had assaulted her with a gun. They promised to discuss the case with the prosecutor the next day to see if charges would be filed, but they never made the referral. Weeks later, Michael shot and killed Shelley. Shelley's estate sued the City of Anacortes for wrongful death on a theory that the Anacortes police...

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