Legal Opinion

Hutton v. Martin

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 9, 1953No. 31867Published

1Opinion of the Court

41 Wn.2d 780 (1953)

252 P.2d 581

RUBY E. HUTTON, as Administratrix, Respondent and Cross-appellant,

v.

DAVID L. MARTIN, Appellant, THE CITY OF GRANDVIEW, Respondent.[1]

No. 31867.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 9, 1953.

DONWORTH, J.

Plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of her husband, James T. Hutton, deceased, brought this action for wrongful death against the city of Grandview and its employee, David L. Martin, the driver of its garbage truck, which collided with the deceased's automobile.

The accident occurred on October 14, 1949, near the crest of Judd Hill on a county…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Hill v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
  2. Rumsey v. New York & New England R. R.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
  3. Sutton v. City of SnohomishWashington Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Riddoch v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1912
  5. Gardner v. SeymourWashington Supreme Court · 1947

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