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RANGER INS. CO. v. PIERCE COUNTY

No. 80389-7.

192 P.3d 886 (2008)

RANGER INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent, v. PIERCE COUNTY, Pierce County Superior Court Clerk, "John Doe" and "Jane Doe", and the State Of Washington, Petitioners.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided September 18, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas Warren Vanscoy, Attorney at Law, Deputy Pros. Atny., Tacoma, WA, for Petitioners.

Brett Andrews Purtzer, Attorney at Law, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.

SANDERS, J.

¶ 1 Pierce County applied money from Ranger Insurance Company (Ranger), at the request of Ranger's agent, to forfeited bonds underwritten by another surety. When the bonds were exonerated, Ranger's funds were not returned. Ranger sued Pierce County for negligence. The trial court granted Pierce County summary judgment of dismissal, holding it met its duty to Ranger as a matter of law. Analyzing the issue as an agency problem the Court of Appeals reversed...

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