Legal Opinion

Robert I. Sketo and Mildred B. Sketo, Husband and Wife v. Olympic Ferries, Inc., a Washington Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 18, 1971No. 24598PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

Olympic Ferries appeals from a judgment against it for $16,606.03 aris ing out of a wrongful death action brought by the Sketos for the death of their miiior son, Stanley. District court jurisdiction was based upon diversity of citizenship. Washington law applies. The sole contention of the appellant is that there was insufficient evidence to establish that its admitted negligence was the proximate cause of death. We affirm.

In the summer of 1967 the decedent and his parents were on a vacation trip through the Pacific Northwest in their pickup camper. Stanley,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gardner v. SeymourWashington Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Parmelee v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1916
  3. Wise v. HayesWashington Supreme Court · 1961
  4. McCully v. Fuller Brush Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1966
  5. Wright v. WilsonDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1945

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Cain v. BOVIS LEND LEASE, INC.District Court, D. Oregon · 2011

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