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Segura v. Cabrera, 184 Wash. 2d 587 (2015)

Citation
Segura v. Cabrera, 184 Wash. 2d 587 (2015)
Parent Document
Segura v. Cabrera, 184 Wash. 2d 587 (2015)
Jurisdiction
Washington (state)
Effective Date
2015-10-29

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The Court of Appeals relied in large part on White River Estates v. Hiltbruner, 134 Wn.2d 761, 953 P.2d 796 (1998). In that case, however, we held that when a statute is silent about the damages available for its violation, emotional distress damages are available only if the statutory violation requires conduct amounting to an intentional tort, as opposed to mere negligence. Id. at 766. White River Estates’ intentional-versus-negligent test does not apply to the RLTA, which explicitly describes the damages recoverable for a landlord’s violation. See RCW 59.18.085(3)(e).