Stuchbery v. Harper

TAYLOR, Justice.

July 27, 1961, two young couples, Kent Harper, Jean Terry, Michael Holliday and Linda Stuchbery, engaged in boating and water skiing on Lake Lowell in Canyon County. The boat used was owned by defendant (respondent) Clifford Harper, father of defendant Kent Harper, and at the time of the accident, hereinafter described, was being operated by defendant (respondent) Michael (Mike) Holliday. The boat was sixteen feet long, with a seventy-five-inch beam, and was propelled by an eighty horsepower outboard motor. The steering wheel, throttle and other controls were located up front…