Legal Opinion

Nelson v. Dunkin

Washington Supreme Court

Decided November 10, 1966No. 37895PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.

We are here concerned with the sufficiency of a claim for personal injuries filed against Whatcom County.

August 26, 1963, Patricia Lee Green was driving a Volkswagen in an easterly direction along Grandview Road, a Whatcom County arterial. Riding with her were her son (4 years old) and Lewis Gordon Nelson (6 years old).

At an intersection with the J. J. Bell Road, there was a collision between the Volkswagen and a 1950 Ford automobile being driven in a northerly direction by Alice A. Dunkin.

The drivers were both killed, and the two boys in the Volkswagen were seriously injured.

A claim was…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Boitano v. Snohomish CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1941
  2. Caron v. Grays Harbor CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1943
  3. Duschaine v. City of EverettWashington Supreme Court · 1940
  4. Zettler v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1929
  5. Brigham v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1949

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Hansen v. WightmanCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1975
  2. Cook v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Olson v. King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1967
  4. Pirtle v. Spokane Public School District No. 81Court of Appeals of Washington · 1996
  5. Pirtle v. SPOKANE PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1996

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