ROOKSTOOL v. EATON

No. 35873-9-III.

457 P.3d 1144 (2020)

Shawna ROOKSTOOL and Todd Rookstool, husband and wife, individually and in their capacity as the parents and legal guardians of minor children, MRR, MKR, and CDR, Respondents, v. Donna EATON, individually and John Doe Eaton, husband and wife and the marital community thereof, and Quincy School District No. 144, a political subdivision, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

Filed February 13, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Wendell Masters , Masters Law Group PLLC, 241 Madison Ave. N, Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110-1811, Michael Early McFarland Jr. , Attorney at Law, 818 W Riverside Ave. Ste. 250, Spokane, WA, 99201-0910, Gerald John Moberg , Attorney at Law, 124 3rd Ave. Sw, Ephrata, WA, 98823-5100, for Appellants.

William A. Gilbert , Gilbert Law Firm, 421 W Riverside Ave. Ste. 353, Spokane, WA, 99201-0402, Kristine Grelish , Grelish Law PLLC, 1218 3rd Ave. Ste. 1000, Seattle, WA, 98101-3290, George M. Ahrend , Ahrend Law Firm PLLC, 100 E Broadway Ave., Moses Lake, WA, 98837-1740, for Respondents.


PUBLISHED OPINION

¶1 Quincy School District (QSD) appeals from a jury verdict in favor of three children injured in a school bus accident, primarily arguing that it is entitled to a new trial due to misconduct of opposing counsel in closing argument. Although we agree that misconduct occurred, the deference owed the trial...

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