Legal Opinion

Dachlet v. State

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided January 18, 2002No. 25273PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KIDWELL, Justice.

Virginia Dachlet (Dachlet), mother of the deceased Jason Dachlet (Jason), appeals the judgment entered against her and in favor of defendant, State of Idaho, pursuant to a jury verdict in a wrongful death action.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This wrongful death case stems from the death of nineteen-year-old Jason Dachlet. Jason was killed on August 31/September 1, 1991, when the cal' he was driving plunged off an unused portion of Old State Highway 30 where an eight-foot-deep and sixty-foot-wide section of the road had been removed. Seventy-five percent of Jason’s body was…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Stephens v. StearnsIdaho Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Barlow v. International Harvester CompanyIdaho Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Soria v. Sierra Pacific Airlines, Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Smith v. Great Basin Grain Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by13 opinions

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