COLBERT v. MOOMBA SPORTS, INC.

No. 33283-3-II.

135 P.3d 485 (2006)

132 Wash.App. 916

Jay COLBERT, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Denise Colbert; and for himself, Appellant, v. MOOMBA SPORTS, INC., a Tennessee corporation, United Marine Corporation of Tennessee, a Tennessee corporation, American Marine Corporation, a Tennessee corporation, Skier's Choice, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation and Marc Jacobi, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

May 16, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Scherer Bailey, C. Steven Fury, Attorneys at Law, Seattle, WA, Philip Albert Talmadge, Talmadge Law Group PLLC, Tukwila, WA, for Appellants.

Raymond Stillman Weber, Mills Meyers Swartling, William Robert Hickman, Reed McClure, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.


HUNT, J.

¶ 1 Jay Colbert appeals summary judgment dismissal of his action for negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) against Skier's Choice Inc. (SC). Colbert's daughter drowned swimming in a lake after inhaling carbon monoxide while hanging onto the rear of a moving motor boat manufactured by SC. Colbert argues that he suffered emotional distress after seeing rescuers in the distance pull his daughter's body...

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