SMITH v. WASH. STATE DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 45479-3-II.

359 P.3d 867 (2015)

Joyce M. SMITH, individually and as Personal Representative for the Estate of James W. Smith; Izetta Dillingham, as Limited Guardian Ad Litem for the minor children, Ja'Mari Smith, Janaja Smith, and Jamae Smith; and Sharee Dammell, as Limited Guardian Ad Litem for the minor child Shalyse Smith, Appellants, v. WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; and John and Jane Doe (1-10), Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

August 26, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thaddeus Phillip Martin IV , Attorney at Law, Lakewood, WA, Paul Alexander Lindenmuth , Ben F. Barcus & Associates PLLC, Tacoma, WA, for Appellants.

Garth Ahearn , Office of the Attorney General, Tacoma, WA, for Respondents.


¶ 1 Joyce Smith, individually and in her capacity as personal representative of the estate of her husband James Smith,1 appeals from the trial court's grant of summary judgment in the Department of Corrections' (DOC) favor. The Estate argues that DOC negligently supervised an offender on community custody...

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