Legal Opinion · Dissent

DeKoning v. Williams

Washington Supreme Court

Decided August 11, 1955No. 33192Published

1DissentSchwellenbach, J.

(dissenting)—It should be remembered that, on the facts, the jury found for the defendant.

Error is assigned in the failure of the trial court to give appellant’s proposed instructions Nos. 4, 5, and 6. They were:

“4. I instruct you that if you find that the defendant’s automobile was approaching plaintiff’s automobile and that plaintiff, acting as a reasonable man, could have anticipated that a collision was imminent, and if you find that in order to avoid such collision, and acting in the presence of an imminent collision, that the plaintiff turned to the left in an effort to avoid such…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Miller v. CodyWashington Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Billington v. SchaalWashington Supreme Court · 1953
  3. Ritter v. JohnsonWashington Supreme Court · 1931
  4. Allen v. HartWashington Supreme Court · 1948
  5. Cronin v. Shell Oil Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1941

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