Knight v. Rower

Plaintiffs appeal from two superior court decisions dismissing their negligence action against defendants for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. David Woodward and Jacob Rower visited two separate properties, one owned by defendants Duncan and Geraldine Leete and the second owned by defendant Sally Spear. They consumed alcohol on defendants’ lands. Woodward was a passenger in Rower’s car as they left Spear’s property and Rower caused an accident. Woodward died as a result of the crash. Plaintiffs are Woodward’s mother, individually and as the administrator of his…