Wooldridge v. Woolett

Cliff Wooldridge was killed instantly while riding as a passenger in a vehicle which crashed into an embankment on January 15, 1977. As administrator of Cliff's estate, Stanley Wooldridge, decedent's father, filed this survival action under RCW 4.20.046 alleging that the driver of the car and the owners of the car negligently caused his son's death. Scott Woolett, the driver, and Cynthia Sofie, the owner, both minors, admitted liability. By order on summary judgment Cynthia's parents had previously been dismissed as parties defendant. The jury awarded the estate the exact amount of special…