Hall v. McDowell

: Pearson, J.

Plaintiff, Lawrence V. Hall, appeals from a summary judgment dismissing his action for personal injuries and damages against the defendants, Duane McDowell and wife. The issue raised on appeal is whether or not plaintiff was contributorially negligent as a matter of law for passing at an intersection.

The action stemmed from a traffic accident which occurred in Cowlitz County near the intersection of Lewis River Road (a 2-lane paved county highway) and Merrill Lake Road (a United States forest service road). The latter gravel roadway forms a T intersection with Lewis River Road,…