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SCHOONOVER v. STATE

No. 27519-8-II.

64 P.3d 677 (2003)

Scott SCHOONOVER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Washington and Department of Social and Health Services, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

March 11, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Don Phelps, Olympia, WA, Philip Albert Talmadge, Talmadge & Stockmeyer, Tukwila, WA, for Appellant.

Steven Ray Meeks, Attorney General of Washington, Michael Patrick Lynch, Olympia, WA, for Respondent.

HOUGHTON, J.

Scott Schoonover executed a durable power of attorney, authorizing Don Phelps, his attorney, to file a tort claim against the Department of Social and Health Services (State) on his behalf. Phelps prepared, verified, signed, and filed the claim against the State on Schoonover's behalf. The trial court granted the State's motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, finding that Schoonover failed...

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