Summary
The Washington Supreme Court held that the State has a statutory right to a jury trial in tort actions brought against it. Reading Washington’s jury-trial statutes together with provisions waiving sovereign immunity and requiring actions against the State to proceed as other actions, the court reversed and remanded for a jury trial.
Holdings
- The State of Washington has a statutory right to a jury trial in tort actions.
- The court did not reach the constitutional jury-trial issue because it resolved the case on statutory grounds.
Questions Presented
- Whether the State of Washington has a statutory right to a jury trial in tort actions brought against it.
Disposition
reversed_and_remanded
Cases Cited (6)
- Maziar v. Dep't of Corr., 151 Wash. App. 850, 852, 216 P.3d 430 (2009)(followed)
- Maziar v. Dep't of Corr., 180 Wash. App. 209, 225, 234, 327 P.3d 1251 (2014)(reversed)
- Maziar v. Dep't of Corr., 181 Wash. 2d 1021, 337 P.3d 326 (2014)(prior history)
- Anderson v. Dussault, 181 Wash. 2d 360, 368, 333 P.3d 395 (2014)(followed)
- Dep't of Ecology v. Campbell & Gwinn, LLC, 146 Wash. 2d 1, 9-11, 43 P.3d 4 (2002)(followed)
- Thurston County v. Gorton, 85 Wash. 2d 133, 138, 530 P.2d 309 (1975)(followed)
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