HATCH v. TACOMA POLICE DEPT.

No. 26172-3-II.

27 P.3d 1223 (2001)

Patricia HATCH, Appellant, v. TACOMA POLICE DEPARTMENT and City of Tacoma, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

July 27, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jean P. Homan, Asst. City Atty., Tacoma, for respondents.

Thomas Douglas Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie & Landry, Tacoma, for appellant.


MORGAN, J.

Patricia Hatch (Hatch) claimed loss of consortium against the City of Tacoma. The City moved for dismissal under CR 12(b)(6), contending that no set of facts would warrant recovery. The trial court granted the motion, and Hatch appealed. We reverse in part and affirm in part.

On March 4, 1999, Hatch's husband, Gerald, allegedly was injured by the alleged negligence of City employees. He died on a date the record does not show.

On March 1...

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