OSBORN v. MASON COUNTY

No. 30120-2-II.

95 P.3d 1257 (2004)

John OSBORN, individually, and as personal representative of the Estate of Jennie Mae Osborn, Deceased; and Kandi Osborn, individually, Respondents, v. MASON COUNTY, a municipality, Appellant, State of Washington, Department of Corrections; Joseph Rosenow and "Jane Doe" Rosenow, husband and wife, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

Reconsideration Denied September 10, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Louis Messina, Messina/Bulzomi, Tacoma, WA, Kenneth Wendell Masters, Attorney at Law, Bainbridge Island, WA, Stephen Louis Bulzomi, Messina/Bulzomi, University Place, WA, for Respondents.

Michael Alexander Patterson, Lee Smart Cook et al, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.


QUINN-BRINTNALL, C.J.

The parents of Jennie Mae Osborn, a 15-year-old high school student who was raped and murdered by level III sex offender Joseph Rosenow, sued Mason County for failing to properly notify the community of the danger that Rosenow presented. The County appeals the trial court's denial of its summary judgment motion, contending that the sex offender notification statute then in effect authorized, but did...

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