SNYDER v. MSC

No. 18053-1-III.

988 P.2d 1023 (1999)

98 Wash.App. 315

Michelle SNYDER, Appellant, v. MEDICAL SERVICE CORPORATION OF EASTERN WASHINGTON, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Six.

December 2, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Powell, Powell & Morris, Spokane, for Appellant.

Keller W. Allen, McCormick, Dunn & Black, Spokane, for Respondent.


SWEENEY, J.

We are presented with several questions in this wrongful discharge case. First, does the rude, boorish, overbearing behavior of a supervisor that results in emotional distress to an employee give rise to a cause of action, unprotected by the immunity afforded employers by the Washington Industrial Insurance Act (RCW 51.04)? It does. Second, does this conduct support...

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