ROBB v. CITY OF SEATTLE

No. 85658-3.

295 P.3d 212 (2013)

176 Wn.2d 427

Elsa ROBB, Personal Representative of the Estate of Michael W. Robb, Respondent, v. CITY OF SEATTLE, a municipal corporation; Officer Kevin McDaniel; Officer Ponha Lim, Petitioners, and Unknown John Does, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided January 31, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca Boatright , Seattle City Attorneys Office, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Timothy George Leyh , Matthew Ryan Kenney , Elizabeth Weden Perka , Calfo Harrigan Leyh & Eakes LLP, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Patrick G. McMahon , Attorney at Law, Wenatchee, WA, Milton G. Rowland , Foster Pepper PLLC, Spokane, WA, Daniel Brian Heid , Auburn, WA, amicus counsel for Association of Washington Cities.

Michael Patrick Lynch , Office of the Attorney General, Olympia, WA, Catherine Hendricks , WA Attorney General, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Attorney General of Washington.

Franklin William Shoichet , Attorney at Law, Fred Diamondstone , Law Offices of Fred Diamondstone, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Families and Friends of Violent Crime Victims.

Milton G. Rowland , Foster Pepper PLLC, Spokane, WA, Daniel Brian Heid , Auburn, WA, amicus counsel for Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys.

Deborah Ann Boe , Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Port Orchard, WA, Leo Edward Poort , Leo Poort, Redmond, WA, Zanetta Lehua Fontes , Renton, WA, amicus counsel for Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.

Bryan Patrick Harnetiaux , Attorney at Law, Spokane, WA, George M. Ahrend , Ahrend Albrecht PLLC, Ephrata, WA, amicus counsel for Washington State Association for Justice Foundation.


MADSEN, C.J.

¶ 1 The City of Seattle and Officers Kevin McDaniel and Ponha Lim (collectively City of Seattle or the city) challenge the Court of Appeals' decision affirming the trial court's denial of its motion for summary judgment. Respondent Elsa Robb, on behalf of her deceased husband Michael Robb, alleges that law enforcement acted negligently by failing to pick up and remove shotgun shells lying near Samson Berhe after stopping him on suspicion of burglary...

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