· 1/26/1998
Gilliam v. DEPT. OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVS.
Citations
- 950 P.2d 20
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- following Butz, 438 U.S. 478, 98 S.Ct. 2894, Creelman, 67 Wash.2d 882, 410 P.2d 606, Kalina v. Fletcher, 522 U.S. 118, 118 S.Ct. 502, 139 L.Ed.2d 471 (1997)
- following Butz, 438 U.S. 478, Creelman, 67 Wn.2d 882, Kalina v. Fletcher, 522 U.S. 118, 118 S. Ct. 502, 139 L. Ed. 2d 471 (1997)
- negligent investigation claim by father suspected of abuse; scope of duty not an issue on appeal
- “When an employee cauBes injury by acts beyond the scope of employment, an employer may be liable for negligently supervising the employee.”
- negligent investigation claim by father suspected of abuse; scope of duty not an issue on appeal
- where defendant agency disavows any claim that its employees were acting outside the scope of employment, negligent supervision claim is properly dismissed as redundant of other negligence claims
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Judges: Becker
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