Legal Opinion
Brewer v. Copeland
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 13, 1975No. 43472PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHorowitz, J.
This is a host-guest automobile accident case tried to the court. Plaintiff appeals the judgment dismissing her action for damages because of failure to prove gross negligence proximately causing her injuries as required by RCW 46.08.080, Washington’s host-guest statute. The principal question is whether the statute is constitutional. We uphold the statute, find no other errors as assigned and affirm the judgment of dismissal.
The relevant facts are these: At approximately 2 a.m., November 14, 1971, defendant Mark Copeland was driving a car on Newquist Road, a public highway in the Satus area…
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