HOPKINS v. SEATTLE PUB. SCHOOL DIST. NO. 1

No. 73147-5-I.

380 P.3d 584 (2016)

195 Wash.App. 96

James HOPKINS, Jr., Appellant, v. SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Ordered Published July 21, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kyle C. Olive , Olive | Bearb Law Group PLLC, 1218 3rd Avenue Suite 1000, Seattle, WA, 98101-3290, Joseph W. Moore Jr. , Moore & Dudley Law Firm PLLC, 2920 Colby Avenue Suite 102, Everett, WA, 98201-4047, Philip Albert Talmadge , Sidney Charlotte Tribe , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick/Tribe, 2775 Harbor Avenue, SW, Third Floor Suite C, Seattle, WA, 98126-2138, Counsel for Appellant.

Jeffrey A.O. Freimund , Amanda Bley , Freimund Jackson & Tardif, PLLC, 711 Capitol Way S Suite 602, Olympia, WA, 98501-1236, Counsel for Respondent.


¶ 1 It is well established that a school district has a special relationship and a duty to use reasonable care to protect students in its custody from foreseeable harm. James Hopkins Jr. appeals the verdict in favor of Seattle Public School District No. 1 (School District). Hopkins contends the trial court erred in refusing to...

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