S-3829               _______________________________________________

                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 4928

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Senators Owen, DeJarnatt, Newhouse, Vognild, Hayner and Thompson

Read first time 1/23/86 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to negligence; and amending RCW 4.22.020.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 2, chapter 138, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 10, chapter 27, Laws of 1981 and RCW 4.22.020 are each amended to read as follows:

          ((The contributory fault of one spouse shall not be imputed to the other spouse or the minor child of the spouse to diminish recovery in an action by the other spouse or the minor child of the spouse, or his or her legal representative, to recover damages caused by fault resulting in death or in injury to the person or property, whether separate or community, of the spouse.))  In an action brought for injury or wrongful death of a spouse, parent, child, or in any action brought by a dependent person or relative, the ((contributory fault)) negligence of the ((decedent)) injured or deceased person shall be imputed to ((the claimant in that action)) all persons bringing claims for damage, whether direct or consequential.