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HARVEY v. COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH

No. 53449-1-I.

103 P.3d 836 (2004)

Robert HARVEY and Marissa Harvey, individually and as husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof, Appellants, v. The COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH, a political subdivision of Washington State, Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, an agent of Snohomish County, Rick Bart, Snohomish County Sheriff, an agent and employee of Snohomish County, SNOPAC and the Board of Directors of SNOPAC, a political subdivision and agency of Snohomish County, and Jane Doe # 1, an employee of SNOPAC and an agent of Snohomish County, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

December 20, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean Conroy, Lynnwood, for appellants.

Janice Ellis, Snohomish County Deputy Pros. Atty., and Mark R. Bucklin, Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, Seattle, for respondents.

GROSSE, J.

Public agencies cannot use interlocal cooperation agreements to shield themselves from their obligations and responsibilities under the law.1 Therefore, Snohomish County and the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office cannot use the interlocal cooperation agreement that created its 911 communications center (SNOPAC) as a shield against Robert Harvey's negligence claims. This principle is consistent with the law of agency. We reverse...

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