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STALTER v. STATE

No. 73088-1.

86 P.3d 1159 (2004)

151 Wash.2d 148

Kevin L. STALTER, Respondent, v. STATE of Washington; Washington State Patrol, a political subdivision of the State of Washington; Jeremy Reid, Badge No. 562, individually and in his official capacity as a member of the Washington State Patrol, Defendants, and Pierce County, a political subdivision of the State of Washington, Petitioner. David Brooks, a single person, Respondent, v. Pierce County, a political subdivision of the State of Washington; and "John Doe," Petitioners.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided March 18, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald La Mar Williams, Pierce Co. Pros Office, Tacoma, for Petitioner.

Liam Michael Golden, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Chehalis; Lance M. Hester, Tacoma, for Respondent.

ALEXANDER, C.J.

We granted review of a Court of Appeals decision reversing summary judgments in two Pierce County Superior Court cases. In each case, a person who was held in the Pierce County Jail under an arrest warrant issued for another person brought suit against Pierce County claiming damages for the detention. The principal issue before us in these consolidated cases is whether the Court of Appeals wrongly concluded that jail personnel have a duty to investigate...

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