Ottis Holwegner Trucking v. Moser

Todd Marcus Phillips et al. appeal an order of the Skamania County Superior Court granting summary judgment to the State of Washington. They contend that the trial court erred in concluding that the State enjoyed statutory immunity from suit for its alleged negligence in placing too few "impaired clearance signs" on and in advance of a highway tunnel, and in concluding that any such negligence was not the proximate cause of the injuries sustained by Phillips. We affirm.

On February 9, 1988, William R. Waymire was driving a logging truck in a westerly direction on State Route (SR) 14 toward the…