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FOSTER v. STATE OF WASHINGTON DOT

No. 31256-5-II.

115 P.3d 1029 (2005)

Harold FOSTER, Cross-Appellant, v. STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DIVISION OF WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

July 7, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Hendricks, Assistant Attorney Gen., John Robert Nicholson, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Carol Hepburn, Campiche Hepburn McCarty & Bianco, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

MORGAN, A.C.J.

¶ 1 The issue in this state maritime case is whether the trial court erred by awarding prejudgment interest. Answering yes, we remand for the trial court to strike its award of prejudgment interest, but otherwise affirm.

¶ 2 Harold Foster worked as a deckhand for the Washington State Ferry System. He was injured on August 10, 1999, when he slipped or tripped while securing the M/V Quinault to the terminal at Port Townsend.<...

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