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RAHMAN v. STATE

No. 83428-8.

246 P.3d 182 (2011)

Rizwana RAHMAN, Respondent, v. STATE of Washington, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided January 20, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Coulter Dittman , Office of the Attorney General, Olympia, WA, Pamela H. Anderson , Tacoma Public School District # 10, Tacoma, WA, for Petitioner.

State of Washington (Appearing Pro Se), Office of the Attorney General, Tumwater, WA.

Karen Marie Kay , Law Office of Harold Carr, PS, Lacey, WA, for Respondent.

Stewart Andrew Estes, Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, Melissa O'Loughlin White , Kevin Anthony Michael , Cozen O'Connor , Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Washington Defense Trial Lawyers.

Bryan Patrick Harnetiauxm , Attorney at Law, Spokane, WA, George M. Ahrend , Ahrend Law Firm PLLC, Moses Lake, WA, amicus counsel for Washington State Association for Justice.

STEPHENS, J.

¶ 1 In this case, we must decide if the State is liable under the doctrine of respondeat superior for injuries to an unauthorized passenger in a state vehicle. Rizwana Rahman was injured in an automobile accident while riding with her husband, Mohammad Shahidur Rahman, from Olympia to Spokane on state business. The trial court dismissed her suit against the State on the ground that Mohammad

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