Opinion

Tyson v. Tyson

  • 107 Wash. 2d 72
  • 727 P.2d 226
  • 1986 Wash. LEXIS 1276
Court
Washington Supreme Court
Filed
Oct 30, 1986
Status
Published
Author
Goodloe
On the bench
Andersen, Brachtenbach, Callow, Dolliver, Dore, Durham, Goodloe, Pearson, Utter
Cited by
90 cases

granting victims of sexual abuse a specified civil remedy wherein the discovery rule is extended as a means of tolling the statute of limitations

How later courts described this case

  • granting victims of sexual abuse a specified civil remedy wherein the discovery rule is extended as a means of tolling the statute of limitations
  • superseded by statute as stated in North Coast Air Services, Ltd. v. Grumman Corp., 111 Wash.2d 315, 759 P.2d 405 (1988)
  • superseded by statute, see Wash Rev Code Ann 4.16.340
  • rejecting application of discovery rule when Plaintiff claims repressed memory of sexual abuse

Written by the judges who cited it.

Distinguished

  • Distinguished by Jerrie M. Simmons v. United States, 805 F.2d 1363 (1986)

    107 Wash.2d 72, 727 P.2d 226 (1986) is inapposite.
    Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDec 9, 1986Read it

The opinion

Goodloe, J.

(concurring)—I concur with Justice Durham's majority opinion. I believe the arguments of the dissent are most compelling; however, the end result appears to be subjective judicial policy making. This is the exclusive province of the Legislature, and the judiciary must not invade it.

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