Heggelund v. Nordby

On November 1,1953, plaintiff, Emil Heggelund, was riding in the front seat of an automobile owned and operated by defendant, Thormod Nordby. They were accompanied by defendant’s brother John, who was the partner of plaintiff in a commercial fishing venture.

The partners were going to inspect some fishing gear for sale at Anderson Landing on Hoods Canal. The defendant was not familiar with the road. At the top of Breedman hill between Silverdale and Seabeck, he stopped to look at the road, which was wet and covered with leaves, and had a twenty-one per cent grade with a ninety degree left-hand…