Washington State Courts - Supreme Court Calendar - May 16, 1996
May 16, 1996
| 9:00 A.M. |
Olympia |
Thursday May 16, 1996 |
| Case No. 1 - 63252-9 |
Counsel |
State of Washington
v.
Rondo Eastmond
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Seth Fine
Michael Trickey
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Whether an instruction can be challenged initially on appeal on the ground that it gives an erroneous definition of one of the elements of a crime and, if so, whether the definition of "assault" given here was erroneous.
| Case No. 2 - 63523-4 |
Counsel |
Sungeeta Jain, et al.
v.
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, et al.
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William Houck
Margaret Dore
Earl Sutherland & William Holder
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Whether Tissell v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 115 Wn.2d 107, 795 P.2d 126 (1990) should be applied retroactively to void a release previously given by the plaintiff to her insurer. See Bradbury v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 91 Wn.2d 505, 589 P.2d 785 (1979).
1:30 P.M.
| Case No. 3 - 63318-5 |
Counsel |
Kathryn A. Magula
v.
Benton Franklin Title Insurance Company, a corporation
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Edward Shea, Jr., Timothy Klashke & Jacqueline Shea
Diehl Rettig & Brian Iller
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Whether termination of an at-will employee based solely on the misconduct of her spouse constitutes "marital status" discrimination prohibited by RCW 49.60.180.
These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided for the convenience of the public only.
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