Zorotovich v. Washington Toll Bridge Authority

This is an action for personal injuries. The question presented upon this appeal is whether defendant owed the highest degree of care to plaintiff at the time of the injury.

Little dispute exists as to the facts. On July 4, 1967, Paul J. Zorotovich, a school teacher, planned to travel on defendant’s ferry from Kingston to Edmonds. He had ridden with a friend to the Kingston ferry terminal, then walked down the established pedestrian walkway to a point opposite the ticket selling booth. He called across to Vernon D. Huggart, the ticket seller, asking where to buy a ticket. Huggart told him to…