Ridgeway v. Whisman

Andrews, Judge.

The natural parents of Linda Whisman sued Victoria Ridgeway for the wrongful death of their daughter, Linda, who was killed in an automobile accident while driving Ridgeway’s car. The trial court denied Ridgeway’s motion for summary judgment, and we granted her application for this interlocutory appeal.

At about 2:00 a.m. on the day prior to the fatal accident, the decedent, Whisman, age 22, and Ridgeway began consuming beer and other alcoholic beverages. They each consumed six or seven beers at Whisman’s residence prior to being driven by a friend to a bar at about 7:00 p.m.,…