Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"

Kaiser Cement Corp. v. Fischbach Moore, Inc.

Stating that a court "must view the evidence and inferences therefrom in the light most favorable to the party opposing summary judgment."

King v. Riveland

Holding that manifestations of authority by the principal to the third party will support a finding of apparent authority "only if they . . . cause the one claiming apparent authority to actually, or subjectively, believe that the agent has authority to act for the principal[, and are] such that the claimant's actual, subjective belief is objectively reasonable."

Udall v. Escrow

Holding that where a principal vests its agent with authority "subject to limits known only to the agent and the principal, third parties may reasonably believe the agent to be authorized to conduct such transactions and need not inquire into the existence of undisclosed limits on the agent's authority."

Robb v. City of Seattle

In Robb, the issue was "whether the police owe a duty to protect citizens from the criminal acts of a third party where the police failed to pick up bullets from the ground near the scene of a Terry stop and one of the people detained but not arrested returned to the scene, picked up the bullets, and later shot a third party.

TAE KIM v. BUDGET RENT A CAR

Holding that it was not foreseeable that a third party would steal a minivan that had been left in a safe part of town, unlocked with the keys in the ignition, and cause a crash

Baldwin v. Silver

Holding that plaintiff failed to prove damages resulted from insurer's breach of contract and bad faith, where the plaintiffs only evidence of damages was the her own declaration asserting, without supporting receipts, invoices, or other suitable proof, that the damage to her deck was worth $10,000

Fid. Deposit of Md. v. Dally

In Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Maryland v. Dally, 148 Wash App. 739, 745–46, 201 P.3d 1040 (2009), a collection agency did not breach its contract with a municipality when it made out checks to the city's municipal court instead of to "The City" because the contract failed to designate a check payee and thus did not impose a duty to make out checks to "The City."

In re Brazier Forest Products, Inc.

State v. Garcia

In Garcia, the defendant set off the theft security alarm in a Ranch and Home store and then fled into a neighboring Shopko store. Id. at 825.