Legal Opinion
Chmela v. Department of Motor Vehicles
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 24, 1977No. 44425PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHorowitz, J.
The State appeals a superior court judgment reversing a departmental order requiring an uninsured driver of a motor vehicle involved in a fatal automobile accident to provide security for the payment of damages under RCW 46.29 — the financial responsibility act and relevant administrative regulations.
Steven B. Chmela, an uninsured driver, was driving his car on the night of September 23, 1974, proceeding southerly on Rainier Avenue South in Seattle, Washington. While driving, he fatally struck a young woman (Ms. Usmail) while she was walking in a marked crosswalk to reach the other side of…
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