Legal Opinion
Hansen v. Pauley
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 10, 1965No. 37043PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*346Hamilton, J.
— This is a host-guest action, governed by Laws of 1957, ch. 132, § 1, p. 484 (RCW 46.08.080)1 Plaintiffs, husband and wife, as invited guest passengers in defendants’ automobile, suffered severe injuries in a head-on collision and initiated this suit against their hosts alleging gross negligence. Defendants appeal from an order granting a new trial following a jury verdict in their favor.
The accident occurred between 2 and 3 a.m., July 14, 1957, approximately three miles from Union, Washington, on State Highway No. 21 which meanders along the south shore of Hood Canal. State…
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