Hill v. Withers

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a tort action after the trial court had sustained a demurrer to plaintiffs’ amended complaint on the ground that the cause of action was barred by the statute of limitations.

The action was initiated by plaintiffs for personal injuries and damages allegedly sustained in an accident between a motor car owned by the Northern Pacific Railroad, operated by George W. Hill, Jr., and an automobile operated by Ida Mae Withers.

This being a negligence action, the three-year statute of limitations applies. RCW 4.16.080.

The facts, so far as we deem them to be…