Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

January 17, 2008

THREE CASES ONLY – TWO A.M. – ONE P.M.

Case No. 1 - 79252-6

COUNSEL

Leo C. Brutsche
     v.
City of Kent, et al.

John Muenster/Jerald Klein

Chloethiel Deweese/Richard Jolley

SYNOPSIS: A property owner argues that he has a cause of action against the City of Kent for damage that occurred during a search of his property by law enforcement officers executing a valid search warrant.

Case No. 2 - 79564-9

COUNSEL

State of Washington
     v.
Virgil Raymond Montgomery

Kevin Korsmo

Carol Elewski

SYNOPSIS: Montgomery was convicted of possession of pseudo ephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine.  Did a jury instruction on missing witnesses or opinion testimony on his intent deprive him of a fair trial and should the court have considered imposing an unrequested first time offender sentencing waiver?


1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 - 80735-3

COUNSEL

Scott Brundridge, et al.
     v.
Fluor Federal Services, Inc.

John Sheridan

William Squires, III/Michael King/Lawrence Locker

SYNOPSIS: A group of pipe fitters at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation received jury awards for their claim of wrongful discharge in violation of public policy.  Does the Washington Supreme Court’s subsequent holding in Korslund v. Dyncorp Tri-Cities Services bar their claim for wrongful discharge?

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