Legal Opinion

Mills v. Orcas Power & Light Co.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided September 29, 1960No. 35070PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.

— Appellant, plaintiff below, appeals from a judgment of dismissal following the sustaining of a demurrer to her second amended complaint in an action for wrongful death. Appellant, the executrix of the estate of William George Mills, deceased, sued the Oreas Power and Light Company and the Inter Island Telephone Company for the death of Mills whose plane became entangled in power and telephone lines adjacent to the Oreas island airport. The airport is jointly maintained by San Juan county and the owner of the land. The county and the land owner were not joined as defendants.

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2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. United States v. CausbySupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Ackerman v. Port of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1960
  4. Thrasher v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
  5. Burr v. ClarkWashington Supreme Court · 1948

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3Cited by48 opinions

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