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Wash. Rev. Code § 47.60.230 (2026)

Liability for damages as to persons or property

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In case of property loss or damage or personal injuries or death resulting from the operation of any ferry or terminal by the department, any person or the personal representative of any person, subject to and to the extent hereinafter provided, has a right of action against the department for the damage, loss, injury, or death.
[ 1984 c 7 s 317; 1961 c 13 s 47.60.230. Prior: 1951 c 259 s 8.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1955–2009 · leading case: Foster v. Dep't of Transp., 115 P.3d 1029 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005).
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Foster v. Dep't of Transp., 115 P.3d 1029 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “210 12 or RCW 47.60.230, 13 even though it did not waive on tort claims like the one in Norris.”
Maziar v. State, Dept. of Corr., 216 P.3d 430 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “RCW 47.60.230. And RCW 47.60.200 does not say or suggest that it precludes any other waiver of sovereign immunity of the State in other settings.”
Zorotovich v. Washington Toll Bridge Auth., 491 P.2d 1295 (Wash. 1971). “220 and RCW 47.60.230. The problem here is when the duty to exercise the highest degree of care starts.”
Gross v. Washington State Ferries, 367 P.2d 600 (Wash. 1961). “) (d) Laws of 1951, chapter 259, § 8 (RCW 47.60.230): “In case of . . . personal injuries .”
Am. Tug Boat Co. v. Washington Toll Bridge Auth., 291 P.2d 668 (Wash. 1955). · cites it 2× “On or about February 18,1954, plaintiff, pursuant to RCW 47.60.230, filed a claim with defendant in the amount of $3,334.”
Maziar v. Dep't of Corr., 151 Wash. App. 850 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “RCW 47.60.230. And RCW 47.60.200 does not say or suggest that it precludes any other waiver of sovereign immunity of the State in other settings.”
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