Keierleber v. Botting

Law and justice go hand in hand and should never really part company. In Slater v. Murphy, 55 Wn.2d 892, 339 P.2d 457, 351 P.2d 515 (1959-60), this court, in deciding the case, noted “in this instance the law and justice may have parted company.” Upon further consideration, we now recognize that the rule of law as laid down by the court in Slater can all too frequently lead to unjust results 'and that it should be modified.

This appeal arises from an action commenced by the plaintiffs (respondents), Rudolph Keierleber, Glen Clow, and Leo Knight and their respective wives, against the…