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BELL v. STATE

No. 71485-1.

52 P.3d 503 (2002)

147 Wash.2d 166

Barbara J. BELL, Petitioner, v. STATE of Washington, Respondent, Randy Garrett and Jane Doe Garrett, husband and wife; Cedar Bridge Associates; John W. Colson and Jane Doe Colson, husband and wife; John W. Colson & Associates, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided August 22, 2002.

Reconsideration Denied October 16, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Williams Kastner & Gibbs, Kenneth Petty, Lisa Wiese, Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Janet Rice, Seattle, Cornell Paris & Dean, William Cornell, Bellevue, Mark Leemon, Seattle, for Petitioner.

Christine Gregoire, Attorney General, Paul Triesch, Catherine Hendricks, Assistants, Seattle, Michael Lynch, Assistant, Olympia, for Respondent.

Debra Stephens, Bryan Harnetiaux, Spokane, Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Washington State Trial Lawyers Assoc.

SANDERS, J.

A plaintiff in a negligent parole supervision action must prove the inadequate supervision proximately caused the complained—of injuries.

Here Barbara Bell, abducted and raped by a sex offender on parole, sued the State of Washington for failing to use reasonable care to supervise the parolee. The jury found the state breached its duty to reasonably supervise but also found that breach was not a...

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