Hanks v. Landert

This is an action brought by Helen Hanks, individually, and as executrix of the estate of Willis Hanks, for damages for the alleged wrongful death of Willis Hanks, arising out of a collision which occurred on March 19, 1948. The facts of the case are as follows:

On the day in question, James Mallum, a young man nineteen years of age, was driving his Chevrolet coupe from Ellensburg toward Snoqualmie Pass. It had been snowing intermittently. The road was covered with a layer of snow and ice, and was very slippery. Mallum had had no experience in driving under such conditions, and, when his car…