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ANTHIS v. COPLAND

No. 85230-8.

270 P.3d 574 (2012)

173 Wn.2d 752

Bonnie ANTHIS, individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Harvey Allen Anthis, Respondent, v. Walter William COPLAND, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided February 16, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hal Jay Geiersbach , Shannon M.W . Kraft, Geiersbach & Kraft PSC, Bonney Lake, WA, Sean P. Cecil , Lisa M. Worthington-Brown , Attorney at Law, Diana Marie Dearmin , Paul Fogarty , Dearmin Fogarty PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

John Graham Schultz , Andrea Jean Clare , Leavy Schultz Davis & Fearing PS, Kennewick, WA, for Respondent.

John C. Dempsey , Margaret A. McCann , AFCSME, Washington, DC, for amicus counsel American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees.

Paul Anthony Neal , Attorney at Law, Olympia, WA, for amicus counsel Washington State Patrol Troopers Association.

CHAMBERS, J.

¶ 1 Bonnie Anthis won a civil suit against Walter Copland for the wrongful death of her husband, Harvey Anthis. Anthis sought to collect Copland's only known asset, his retirement pension, to satisfy the judgment. Copland, a retired police officer, argued that his Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters Retirement System (LEOFF) pension money cannot be garnished even after it has been deposited into his personal bank account. The trial court disagreed...

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