Smith Ex Rel. Smith v. Angell

BAKES, Chief Justice.

Defendants Kayla Angelí, a minor, and her parents, Gary and Sondra Angelí, appeal from the judgment entered against them in this wrongful death action brought by the estate of the deceased, Kenneth E. Smith, and his two children, Shawn and Jesse Smith. Plaintiffs’ cross appeal was voluntarily dismissed.

On July 8, 1988, at approximately 6:45 p.m., Kenneth E. Smith was driving his motorcycle south, along the inside lane (next to the center turn lane) of Yellowstone Avenue, a four-lane street, in Pocatello, Idaho. Fifteen-year old Kayla Angelí, who was driving her parents’…