Cox v. Spangler, No. 67907-0.

CourtUnited States State Supreme Court of Washington
Writing for the CourtALEXANDER, Chief Justice.
Citation22 P.3d 791
PartiesDeborah E. COX, et al., Respondents, v. Lynn M. SPANGLER, et al., Petitioners
Decision Date08 May 2001
Docket NumberNo. 67907-0.

22 P.3d 791

Deborah E. COX, et al., Respondents,
v.
Lynn M. SPANGLER, et al., Petitioners

No. 67907-0.

Supreme Court of Washington.

May 8, 2001.


ORDER CHANGING OPINION

ALEXANDER, Chief Justice.

It is hereby ordered that the opinion in the above cause, as the same appears at 141 Wash.2d 431, 5 P.3d 1265, be changed as follows:

In the seventh line from the top of page 445, [5 P.3d page 1272] the word "divisible" is deleted and the word "indivisible" is inserted in its place.

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  • Gosney v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., No. 74717-7-I
    • United States
    • Court of Appeals of Washington
    • May 31, 2018
    ...statement of the applicable law is reversible error where it prejudices a party." Cox v. Spangler, 141 Wash.2d 431, 442, 5 P.3d 1265, 22 P.3d 791 (2000). Error is not prejudicial "unless it affects, or presumptively affects, the outcome of the trial." Brown v. Spokane County Fire Prot. Dist......
  • Thompson v. King Feed & Nutrition Service, Inc., No. 74280-4.
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Washington
    • January 20, 2005
    ...statement of the applicable law is reversible error where it prejudices a party. Cox v. Spangler, 141 Wash.2d 431, 442, 5 P.3d 1265, 22 P.3d 791 (2000). Jury instructions are sufficient when they allow counsel to argue their theories of the case, do not mislead the jury, and when taken as a......
  • Wright v. Dave Johnson Ins. Inc., No. 40531–8–II.
    • United States
    • Court of Appeals of Washington
    • February 22, 2012
    ...view no reasonable person would take, or applies the wrong legal standard to an issue. Cox v. Spangler, 141 Wash.2d 431, 439, 5 P.3d 1265, 22 P.3d 791 (2000). ¶ 33 In Schrom v. Bd. For Volunteer Fire Fighters, 153 Wash.2d 19, 36, 100 P.3d 814 (2004), our Supreme Court held that RCW 19.52.01......
  • Gregoire v. City of Oak Harbor, No. 81253-5.
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Washington
    • December 2, 2010
    ...an erroneous statement of the law is reversible error where it prejudices a party. Cox v. Spangler, 141 Wash.2d 431, 442, 5 P.3d 1265, 22 P.3d 791 (2000). Jury instructions are sufficient if "they allow the parties to argue their theories of the case, do not mislead the jury and, when taken......
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  • Gosney v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., No. 74717-7-I
    • United States
    • Court of Appeals of Washington
    • May 31, 2018
    ...statement of the applicable law is reversible error where it prejudices a party." Cox v. Spangler, 141 Wash.2d 431, 442, 5 P.3d 1265, 22 P.3d 791 (2000). Error is not prejudicial "unless it affects, or presumptively affects, the outcome of the trial." Brown v. Spokane County Fire Prot. Dist......
  • Thompson v. King Feed & Nutrition Service, Inc., No. 74280-4.
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Washington
    • January 20, 2005
    ...statement of the applicable law is reversible error where it prejudices a party. Cox v. Spangler, 141 Wash.2d 431, 442, 5 P.3d 1265, 22 P.3d 791 (2000). Jury instructions are sufficient when they allow counsel to argue their theories of the case, do not mislead the jury, and when taken as a......
  • Wright v. Dave Johnson Ins. Inc., No. 40531–8–II.
    • United States
    • Court of Appeals of Washington
    • February 22, 2012
    ...view no reasonable person would take, or applies the wrong legal standard to an issue. Cox v. Spangler, 141 Wash.2d 431, 439, 5 P.3d 1265, 22 P.3d 791 (2000). ¶ 33 In Schrom v. Bd. For Volunteer Fire Fighters, 153 Wash.2d 19, 36, 100 P.3d 814 (2004), our Supreme Court held that RCW 19.52.01......
  • Gregoire v. City of Oak Harbor, No. 81253-5.
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Washington
    • December 2, 2010
    ...an erroneous statement of the law is reversible error where it prejudices a party. Cox v. Spangler, 141 Wash.2d 431, 442, 5 P.3d 1265, 22 P.3d 791 (2000). Jury instructions are sufficient if "they allow the parties to argue their theories of the case, do not mislead the jury and, when taken......
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