Ranger Ins. Co. v. Pierce County

Summary

The court affirmed the reversal of summary judgment for Pierce County because genuine issues of material fact remained concerning whether the clerk breached the applicable standard of care and whether Ranger's agent had apparent authority to redirect Ranger's funds to obligations of another surety. The court held that evidence of customary clerk practices did not establish reasonable prudence as a matter of law, and the powers of attorney did not conclusively establish authority to reallocate the funds.